CEHRS case studies
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The Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) credential is issued by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), an allied health certification body whose exams are NCCA-accredited. It validates the work of keeping patient data secure, complete, and accurate - a skill set NHA describes as highly sought after in healthcare. The exam targets people entering or already working in the EHR role: auditing records for compliance, abstracting clinical information for reports, performing basic coding to submit reimbursement claims, processing release-of-information requests, reviewing patient demographic and insurance information, and discussing patient information with physicians and insurance professionals. NHA rebuilt the exam after a nationwide Job Task Analysis and launched the updated version on June 17, 2020. The CEHRS case studies are 5 cases and about 2,549 words.
1The Unsigned Locum Note and the Late Allergy Entry
Okafor's clinic uses an EHR with audit logging. On Tuesday a medical assistant notices that Friday's visit note by a locum tenens physician is still in draft status.
559 words, about 3 min2A Minor's Confidential Visit, a Parent, and a Subpoena
A 17-year-old established patient comes to a family practice alone for a confidential visit. She is treated for chlamydia and started on an antidepressant.
528 words, about 3 min3Wellness Visit Plus Chest Pain: Modifier and Denials
A 68-year-old Medicare patient books an annual wellness visit. During the visit she reports new exertional chest pain.
499 words, about 2 min4Two Plans, Two Names, and One Wrong Birth Date
A 42-year-old woman presents for a new-patient visit. She has employer coverage through her spouse and Medicaid, which was approved retroactively to the first of last month.
497 words, about 2 min5After the Upgrade: Alert Fatigue, Missing Labs, and a Too-Good Dashboard
A clinic's EHR was updated last month. Since then, the drug-allergy interaction alert for sulfonamides fires on every patient taking furosemide, and clinicians have begun clicking through alerts without reading them.
466 words, about 2 min