EMR
This is the digital version of a patient’s paper chart used in a medical office.
What is an EMR?
Taking vital signs and measuring height and weight are examples of these MOA skills.
What are clinical skills?
Scheduling appointments and managing patient files are examples of these MOA duties.
What are administrative duties?
The word part “cardio” refers to this organ.
What is the heart?
This muscle is known as the “heart muscle.”
What is the cardiac muscle?
EMRs help improve this aspect of healthcare by reducing errors and keeping accurate records.
What is patient safety?
The correct site for taking an adult’s pulse during a physical exam.
What is the radial artery (wrist)?
This system is used to organize and store patient records.
What is a filing system?
The prefix “hyper-” means this.
What is above normal or excessive?
This large muscle helps you breathe by contracting and relaxing.
What is the diaphragm?
This type of EMR entry allows a doctor to quickly select a diagnosis or procedure from a preset list.
What is a template or drop-down menu?
This technique is used to prevent the spread of infection when handling medical equipment.
What is aseptic technique?
When a patient cancels an appointment, the MOA should always do this first.
What is update the appointment schedule?
The suffix “-itis” means this.
What is inflammation?
These muscles are found in the walls of organs like the stomach and intestines.
What are smooth muscles?
This privacy law protects patient information in EMRs.
What is PHIPA (Personal Health Information Protection Act)?
Recording a patient’s chief complaint, symptoms, and history is part of this process.
What is patient intake or assessment?
This term describes ensuring patients are seen in order of urgency.
What is triaging?
The term “hepatomegaly” means this.
What is enlargement of the liver?
This muscle group is located at the front of your thigh.
What are the quadriceps?
This term describes when different healthcare providers can share EMR information electronically.
What is interoperability?
This term describes the act of observing, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during an exam.
What is a physical examination?
Maintaining accurate financial records for billing and insurance claims is part of this office process.
What is bookkeeping?
The combining form “derm/o” refers to this body system.
What is the integumentary (skin) system?
The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscles to this bone.
What is the heel (calcaneus) bone?