Week 1 Assessment

A pharmacy technician uses a handheld barcode scanner to verify medications before dispensing. The scanner reads UPC codes and cross-references them against a database. Which of the following components is classified as software?

A medical office manager uses Microsoft Excel to track monthly patient visit counts by department. Each month she creates pivot tables and charts that the clinic director reviews at staff meetings to decide where to add scheduling capacity. This scenario BEST illustrates how productivity software supports healthcare by:

A physical therapy aide needs to open the clinic's scheduling application but cannot find it in the Start menu tiles. The aide knows the application name but has never launched it before on this workstation. What is the fastest way to locate and open the application in Windows 10?

A medical records clerk accidentally deleted a scanned patient consent form from the Documents folder five minutes ago. The Recycle Bin has not been emptied. How should the clerk recover the file?

A clinical laboratory saves hundreds of test result files each week. The lab manager wants to implement a naming convention so any staff member can identify the patient, date, and test type at a glance. Which file name follows best practices?

A clinic compliance officer needs to find the exact OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard on the official OSHA website. The officer wants to avoid commercial sites selling compliance kits. Which search query is most effective?

A nursing student finds a blog post claiming that a new over-the-counter supplement can replace flu vaccines. The blog was written last month by someone with no listed medical credentials, cites no peer-reviewed studies, and contains pop-up ads for the supplement. Using the CRAAP test, which criteria does this source fail?

A lab technician needs to email a physician about a critical test result that is now ready for review in the EHR. The email must not contain any Protected Health Information but should prompt immediate action. Which subject line is most appropriate?

True or False: Storing patient records in a personal Google Drive account is HIPAA-compliant as long as the files are password-protected.

A medical assistant receives an email from "IT-Support@sunnyda1e-clinic.com" (note the number "1" instead of the letter "l") asking her to click a link and verify her EHR login credentials within 24 hours or her account will be locked. What should she do?