Deck 10: Looking Aheadthe Future of Health Information and Informatics

Question 1

A) What is the name of the Web-based company that enables SpringCharts to send and receive electronic faxes over the Internet?
B) Access to both the OutBound and Inbound Fax History windows are located under which menu?
C) Which button in the Inbound Fax List window is accessed to add an inbound fax directly to a patient's chart?

Answer 1

(A)InterFax is a web-based company that enables SpringCharts to send and receive electronic faxes over the Internet. This feature allows users to send and receive faxes to any other SpringCharts user over the Internet to their computer.
(B)The Outbound and Inbound Fax History windows are located under the Productivity Center menu. Users are able to access the Inbound Fax window to determine if any faxes have been received while the Outbound Fax window is still open.
(C)To add an inbound fax directly to a patient's chart, the user must highlight the fax in the Inbound Fax List. This is done by selecting the [View] button to view it and then [Add to File Cabinet].

Question 2

Because the EHR program uses an Internet service to transmit and receive faxes, the clinic does not need to:

A) Receive any more mail
B) Print any more documents
C) Maintain a separate analog phone/fax line
D) Receive electronic lab results

Answer 2

Because the EHR program uses an Internet service to transmit and receive faxes, the clinic does not need to maintain a separate analog phone/fax line.
Thus the correct option is c.
By using InterFax, it allows users to send and receive faxes to and from another SpringCharts user via the internet. It provides an easier way of transmitting documents. It saves on paper and there does not need to be a separate analog phone/fax line.

Question 3

A) Where is the Time Clock feature enabled so it becomes available to all users?
B) Requests for time Record changes can be sent to the time clock administrator. Where do these change requests appear?

Answer 3

(A)The Time Clock feature is enabled in the Administrator panel on the SpringCharts server. This is done by selecting the Time Clock Setup option. It is not automatically enabled upon setup because not all of the clinics will want to use this feature. Only those who elect to forgo paperwork will choose to activate the Time Clock.
(B)The requests of time record changes that are sent to the time clock administrator appear in a ToDo/Reminder item in the administrator's To Do List. This gives the administrator the opportunity to either approve or deny the change in the time record.

Question 4

Some of the criteria that a user may select to search the entire database of patients are:

A) Medications and allergies
B) Diagnoses and procedures
C) Archived patients
D) Medications, allergies, diagnoses, and procedures

Question 5

A) Is the My Websites feature user-defined or network-defined?
B) What two items must be added when creating website locations to the My Websites feature?

Question 6

With the simple calculator, users can:

A) Count simple sugar grams for diabetic patients
B) Process simple algorithms
C) Have medication dosages broken down into simple compounds
D) Convert imperial measurements to metric units

Question 7

A) Which three types of calculators does SpringCharts provide for users?
B) What does the acronym LMP stand for?

Question 8

If employees fail to log in on their time clock at the appropriate time, they can:

A) Reset their time clock to the appropriate time
B) Send a note to the administrator requesting a time change
C) Use the manual time clock and "punch in"
D) Reboot the computer

Question 9

A. Name three of the criteria by which patients can be searched in the SpringCharts database.
B. What two options are given to the user once the list of patients has been created?
C. List three items that can be included in the patient report.

Question 10

This speed icon enables the user to rapidly access:

A) Time Clock
B) My Websites
C) Bulletin Board
D) Report Center

Question 11

A) The patient archive feature allows the user to remove a patient's name from the day-to-day search in the program. However, what does the user still have access to?
B) Can an archived patient's information be viewed without needing to reactivate the patient?

Question 12

When a patient is archived, the patient's chart information:

A) Can still be viewed
B) Can no longer be viewed
C) Is deleted from the system
D) Can only be printed out

Question 13

The electronic Bulletin Board feature in SpringCharts replaces the typical bulletin board in the break room and is:

A) User-defined
B) Network-defined
C) Accessed only by the administrator
D) Accessed only by the physicians

Question 14

The My Website feature is:

A) User-defined so each user can have his or her own list of websites
B) Networked-defined so the clinic can operate off the same websites
C) Preset with a limited number of activated websites
D) Not activated when SpringCharts is first installed

Question 15

InterFax service allows users to send and receive faxes to and from any company in the world if they have:

A) Security access in SpringCharts
B) A paperless environment
C) Internet access
D) No office fax machine

Question 16

This speed icon enables the user to rapidly access:

A) My Websites
B) Time Clock
C) Bulletin Board
D) Received Faxes

Question 17

The Time Clock feature in SpringCharts is inactive by default when the program is first installed because:

A) The Time Clock is an optional feature.
B) Clinics don't typically track employees' attendance.
C) The Time Clock takes too long to activate.
D) It is a complex module.

Question 18

The Conversion Calculator can convert:

A) 12-hour time to military time
B) Years to months
C) Fahrenheit to Celsius
D) LMP date to the EDD date

Question 19

The administrator's Time Clock window displays the logged-in and -out time of all:

A) Tardy users
B) Excused users
C) Administrative users
D) Users

Question 20

Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the following questions.
In a typical medical office, faxes arrive throughout the day and are printed out by the fax machine. If the fax is regarding a patient's healthcare, it is then be scanned and stored in the patient's electronic chart. The hardcopy is then shredded. If the medical office has an EHR that sends and receives faxes via the Internet, how does this process differ and what are the benefits?

Question 21

The My Websites feature lists a user's websites, intended to provide rapid access to:

A) Internet-based healthcare knowledge systems
B) Personalized private websites
C) A user's most popular websites
D) The clinic's authorized websites

Question 22

Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the following questions.
A patient has moved out of the community and has requested a copy of his or her electronic chart be sent to a new primary care provider. The patient has been gone for 5 years; however, the patient has now moved back into the community. What does the clinic need to do instead of creating a new chart for the patient?

Question 23

By using the EDD calculator the clinician can determine the:

A) Date the patient conceived
B) Metric conversion from imperial units
C) Estimated date of delivery
D) Earliest due date

Question 24

Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the following questions.
Suppose that the AMA has notified the physician in your clinic that the drug Actos has been recalled because of possible risks of bladder cancer. Your physician wants you to create a letter for all patients taking Actos who have had a urinalysis. How would you go about doing this

Question 25

In the Productivity Center the users have access to one menu where regular administrative activities can be performed such as (select all that apply):

A) Posting on the Bulletin Board
B) Searching the patient database
C) Checking inbound and outbound faxes
D) Accessing favorite websites

Question 26

A reason a clinician may archive a patient is:

A) The patient has moved out of the area.
B) There are too many patients in the database.
C) The patient is a family member of the physician.
D) The patient is above 65 years of age.

Question 27

A) Which two menus enable users to access frequently used administrative activities in SpringCharts?
B) What does it mean that the Bulletin Board is network-defined?

Question 28

To qualify for MU in 2012, EPs must transmit CQM reports to CMS containing:

A) Weight assessment, blood pressure management, and asthma assessment
B) 3 core measures and 3 alternate measures
C) 6 measures from the 41 alternate measures supplied by the ONC
D) Patient diagnoses, medications, procedures, and tests

Question 29

Match the terms with the definitions to be listed below.
_____ 1. Conversion Calculator
_____ 2. Pregnancy EDD Calculator
_____ 3. Archive
_____ 4. Time Clock System
_____ 5. InterFax
_____ 6. CQMs
A. This SpringCharts feature replaces the need for tracking paperwork and eliminates manual collection of payroll information.
B. This subscriber-based online service enables SpringCharts users to send and receive faxes wherever Internet access is available.
C. Enables clinical staff to change imperial units to metric measurements and vice versa.
D. Allows an administrator to remove a patient from the current list but still retain access to the patient's Record s.
E. With a selected LMP date, extrapolates the estimated date of delivery.
F. Measures regarding quality of patients' healthcare; EPs required to submit to CMS.

Question 30

Data reports can be created based on the list of patients identified by:

A) Archived patient criteria
B) The Encounters criteria in the care tree
C) The Search Database criteria
D) Diseased patients