Author Question: Which system is recommended as a method to address patient safety and reduce errors that occur ... (Read 114 times)

jake · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which system is recommended as a method to address patient safety and reduce errors that occur during the actual administration of medicines?

a. Computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
b. Bar code medication administration (BCMA)
c. Electronic medication administration record (eMAR)
d. Electronic prescribing (eprescribing)

Question 2

The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) developed an EMR adoption model that includes eight stages toward creating a paperless patient record environment.

All application capabilities within each stage must be operational before the next stage can be achieved. Your organization has implemented systems for Stages 1 and 2. Which system should your organization consider as Stage 3 adoption?

a. Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support
b. Nursing/clinical documentation (flow sheets) and clinical decision support
c. Closed loop medication administration
d. Physician-structured documentation and clinical decision support

frogdreck123456 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Bar code medication administration (BCMA) is a method used to address patient safety and reduce errors that occur during the actual administration of medicines. CPOE is used to decrease transcription errors during the ordering process. ePrescribing is also used by the physician to order the medication (not administer). The eMAR is used to document the medications that are given.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Stage 1 includes the installation of ancillaries (lab, radiology, pharmacy). Stage 2 includes clinical data repository (CDR), controlled medical vocabulary, and clinical decision support system (CDSS) and may also include document imaging and health information exchange. Stage 3 would require clinical documentation (flow sheets), CDSS (error checking), and a picture archiving system (PACS) available outside radiology.