AHM 202 - Fund of Health Info Tech

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Allied Health Medical

Description:

This course is an introduction to the Health Information Management (HIM) profession and the patient health record. Some of the topics covered are functions of the health record, content and structure of the health record, analysis of health records and health information, health care data sets, data access and retention, storage and retrieval systems, forms and screen design, and indexes and registers. Information is presented for both the paper-based and electronic health record. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Describe the purpose, structure, Code of Ethics and certification processes of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); Differentiate the roles of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals; Describe the workflow of records within a HIM Department; Differentiate between the functions and uses of primary and secondary health records; Identify the basic forms and formats for collection of patient information in various health care facilities; Evaluate and apply principles of forms design; Describe the purposes and techniques related to record analysis, including quantitative, qualitative, and legal; Compare different storage and retrieval systems; Discuss what forces are driving the adoption of electronic health records; Identify the legal, ethical, privacy, security and confidentiality issues and practices as they apply to health information.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

AHM 102

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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