Which of the following best describes the electronic medical ...

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Which of the following best describes the electronic medical record (EMR)?
 
  1. Legal record created in hospitals
  2. Legal record created by vendors
  3. An electronic stand alone database
  4. Method to identify outcomes

Question 2

The computer-based patient record (CPR) is a comprehensive lifetime record that includes all information from all specialties. Most of the data included in the CPR is which of the following?
 
  1. Structured data
  2. Unstructured data
  3. Fragmented data
  4. Complete data

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) defined the electronic medical record (EMR) as the legal record created in hospitals and ambulatory environments that is the source of data for the EHR (2006).

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The computer-based patient record (CPR) is a comprehensive lifetime record that includes all information from all specialties. Most of the data included in the CPR are structured data. Other data formats may also be linked to the CPR, including dictation and transcription, images, video, and text. These data, and collective data from all systems, are stored and managed in the clinical data repository.

[Jipu 123]

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