All of the Following Are Advantages of an Electronic Medical

question 37

Multiple Choice

All of the following are advantages of an electronic medical record (EMR) except

• A) an EMR does not have to be filed.
• B) documents in an EMR can be quickly retrieved.
• C) more than one person can view an EMR at the same time.
• D) EMRs are exempt from the HIPAA regulations.

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Definitions:

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that allows it to be stored in our memory.

Attention

The cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.

Early-Selection Model

A theory in cognitive psychology suggesting that information is filtered, or selected for further processing, early in the perceptual process.

Late-Selection Model

A theory in cognitive psychology suggesting that the selection of information for final processing occurs late in the processing sequence.