Principles of Health Informatics

Secure storage and retrieval ensure that patient records in the EHRs are only accessible during office hours.

• True

• False

Which of the following EHR functional requirements tracks and logs every change made to a patient’s record?

• Structured Data Entry

• Audit Trail

• Data Integrity Controls

• Interoperability

Which of the following EHR functional requirements ensures that patient data is accurately entered and remains consistent across the entire system?

• A. Data Integrity Control

• B. Interoperability

• C. Access Control

• D. Audit Trail

Which of the following are examples of EHR functional requirements that help prevent unauthorized access to patient data? (Choose all that apply)

• Access Control

• Structured Data Entry

• Data Integrity Controls

• Secure Storage & Retrieval

• Audit Trail

Interoperability is an important functional requirement for electronic health records because it ensures that different healthcare systems can exchange and interpret shared data effectively.

• It ensures that different healthcare systems can exchange and interpret shared data effectively.

• It improves patient privacy.

• It increases the cost of healthcare.

• It leads to miscommunication among systems.