As HIM director for a critical access hospital (CAH), you track the facility’s average length of stay (ALOS). This is vital information since CMS requires that a CAH have an annual average length of stay of 96 hours or less per patient.

The electronic signature __________. 

A data warehouse is ______________________________.

Calculate the average daily census for newborns in the first quarter. (Round to the nearest whole number)

All EHR applications will function on thin clients.

A clinical repository _____________________.

Medicare-certified CAHs are required to meet the annual _____ hour average patient length of stay standard for acute inpatient care under the CAH Conditions of Participation. 

What is a thin client?

To calculate the LOS by the patient: Subtract the admission date from the discharge date (if in the same month) Add days when the admission extends into another month Add LOS days together to determine the overall total  

A community health nurse is caring for a group of homeless people. When planning for the potential needs of this group, what is the most immediate concern?