Complete Name: Unit 4 Student Name: Davidson, Amber Nicole
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1. Name at least four things checked for in a DUR.
Student Answer: When a physician is writing an electronic prescription, they must select the drug and enter the SIG information. The EHR system scans the patient's chart for any known alergies. past and current diagnoses, and a list of your current medications. The information is then passed to a drug utilization review (DUR) program that compares the prescriptions to a database of most common known drugs, The database includes prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter drugs, and even herbal supplements and vitamins …show more content…
It can also have information on physicians, medical staff, and facility employees. The MPI is typically a computerized system intended to prevent duplicate registrations for the same patient. It takes key identifying facts from patient demographic information. This information includes the patient's full name, date of birth, gender, and social security number. A list is created of all the patients that are registered anywhere in the health care facility. Registration clerks can see if the patient is already registered and avoid creating duplicate records in the system by checking the MPI first (Garlee, 201).What is the purpose? It provides a clear and complete view of the patient demographics that a health care organization is working with. MPIs ensure that every patient is represented only once, and with constant demographic identification, within all systems of hospital data. By being organized, hospitals and clinincs can provide more efficient and accurate care for their patients.ReferenceGarlee, R. (2011). Health Information Technology and Management. Prentice
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1. Name at least four things checked for in a DUR.
Student Answer: When a physician is writing an electronic prescription, they must select the drug and enter the SIG information. The EHR system scans the patient's chart for any known alergies. past and current diagnoses, and a list of your current medications. The information is then passed to a drug utilization review (DUR) program that compares the prescriptions to a database of most common known drugs, The database includes prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter drugs, and even herbal supplements and vitamins …show more content…
It can also have information on physicians, medical staff, and facility employees. The MPI is typically a computerized system intended to prevent duplicate registrations for the same patient. It takes key identifying facts from patient demographic information. This information includes the patient's full name, date of birth, gender, and social security number. A list is created of all the patients that are registered anywhere in the health care facility. Registration clerks can see if the patient is already registered and avoid creating duplicate records in the system by checking the MPI first (Garlee, 201).What is the purpose? It provides a clear and complete view of the patient demographics that a health care organization is working with. MPIs ensure that every patient is represented only once, and with constant demographic identification, within all systems of hospital data. By being organized, hospitals and clinincs can provide more efficient and accurate care for their patients.ReferenceGarlee, R. (2011). Health Information Technology and Management. Prentice