Health Information Management Quiz

What is the purpose of an intranet in a healthcare organization?

• To allow anyone to view the information

• To create a secure environment for internal communication

• To share information with the public

• To provide instant access to information from around the world

What type of information can be shared on an intranet site in a healthcare organization?

• Patient medical records

• Social media posts

• Facility's mission and value statements

• Personal emails

What is the purpose of internal messaging in an organization's intranet?

• To share personal information among staff

• To communicate with external stakeholders

• To access public information

• To send mass communications within the organization

What is the purpose of using optical character recognition (O C R) in scanning documents for electronic health records?

• To convert documents into a format that is computer readable

• To create hard copies of documents

• To encrypt documents for security

• To compress the size of documents

What is the purpose of using bar-codes for documents in electronic health records?

• To make documents easily retrievable

• To encrypt the documents

• To convert documents into a format that is computer readable

• To compress the size of documents

What are master files in the context of electronic health records?

• Datasets that provide structure and are the building blocks for parts of the chart notes

• Documents used for internal messaging

• Documents shared on the intranet

• Preformatted documents built into practice management systems

What is the purpose of customization in practice management and electronic health record systems?

• To increase the size of documents

• To limit access to certain information

• To compress the size of documents

• To standardize the appearance of information

What is the purpose of a Task List in a healthcare organization?

• To assign tasks to individual staff members or groups

• To manage inventory of medical supplies

• To schedule staff meetings

• To create a list of patient appointments

What are flags used for in electronic health records?

• To encrypt patient records

• To compress the size of documents

• To mark patient co-payments

• To create reminders for staff and care providers

What is the purpose of setting flags conservatively in electronic health records?

• To ensure that they do not become confusing

• To increase the number of reminders for staff

• To mark all patient records as urgent

• To encrypt patient records