course material

1. ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL USE OF THE EHR
1. Plan of care, evaluation, subjective data, and objective data are all parts ofA. a telephone
encounter.B. documentation.C. the progress note.D. a clinic visit. 2. Mr. Smith has an
appointment with Dr. Johnson at 9:00 A.M. for his annual wellness exam. Mrs. Adams calls
the clinic first thing in the morning due to fever, chills, and cough for 3 days and is given an
appointment at 9:00 A.M. with Dr. Johnson as well. This is an example ofA. overlap.B.
accommodating.C. jamming.D. double-booking. 3. A provider performs _______ to signify that
everything in the note is correct.A. technological signatureB. digital signatureC.
annotationD. autograph 4. Dan has made an appointment for review of his medication, as he
recently relocated to the area with his family. Before his appointment, he has been asked to
fill out and bring _______ form.A. disclosureB. health historyC. review of systemsD. consent 5.
Incident reports are reviewed by the staff to aid inA. policies.B. prevention.C. change.D.
procedures. 6. Which of the following is an appropriate way to reduce no-show
appointments?A. Ensure the patient writes down their appointment.B. Perform reminder
calls one to two days preceding the appointment.C. There are no good ways to reduce no-
shows.D. Schedule all appointments within seven days of the appointment day. 7. A patient
notes that they smoke a half a pack of cigarettes per day and drink a six pack of beer every
night. Where would this be documented in the chart?A. Medical historyB. Social historyC.
Chief complaintD. Problem list 8. Which of the following is not considered an integrated
device?A. TelephoneB. Signature padC. ScannersD. Camera 9. _______ allows for disclosure of
protected health information (PHI) through phone, fax, or email without specific patient
authorization.A. ConfidentialityB. HIPAA Security RuleC. HIPAA Privacy RuleD. Clinic
policies and procedures 10. _______ is the most important responsibility of all members of
the medical office.A. CommunicationB. AccountabilityC. DocumentationD. Punctuality 11. All
of the following require an incident report to be filed exceptA. if the wrong patient is
contacted for an appointment reminder.B. if the employee suffers a needle stick.C. if the
wrong medication is administered to the patient.D. if the patient falls in the hallway. 12. The
process of a data code being unreadable until its destination is reach is calledA. cryptic.B.
jumble.C. decryption.D. encryption. 13. The _______ is a centralized location for a summary of
a patient’s acute and chronic conditions.A. chief complaintB. medical historyC. disease listD.
problem list 14. Which of the following are not guidelines for proper telephone etiquette?A.
Answer by the third ring is possibleB. Answer with a pleasant greetingC. Speak slowly and
clearlyD. Keep a straight, professional face 15. Myrtle uses a cane to ambulate. She came to
the clinic for an appointment, but before making it inside the building she tripped and fell

2. on the curb. What type of document needs to be created?A. Incident reportB. Fall reportC.
Accident reportD. Injury report 16. Through the use of _______ a patient may view open
appointments or schedule their own appointment.A. patient accessB. patient flowC. patient
gatewayD. patient portal 17. Cindy has a hand-written fax number from a patient’s parent to
fax a note to the school for use of a medication while at school. Cindy is unable to read all of
the fax numbers. What should she do?A. Avoid sending the note since the correct number
wasn’t givenB. Call the patient to confirm the numberC. Send to the closest numberD. Ask
other office staff 18. What’s the default landing page in SCMO when entering a patient
encounter?A. AllergiesB. Chief complaintC. Vital signsD. Progress note 19. _______ is a
rundown of organ systems that can be used to pinpoint certain concerns or unusual
findings.End of exam A. Review of systemsB. Report of symptomsC. Report of systemsD.
Review of symptoms 20. “It feels like an ice pick in my head” and “I’m coughing up a lung”
are consideredA. chief complaints.B. reason for visit.C. presenting symptom.D. medical
concerns.