10-530-160Healthcare Informatics
Course Information
Description
Emphasizes the role of information technology in healthcare through an investigation of the electronic health record (EHR), business, and health information software applications. Learners will develop skills to assist in information systems design and implementation.
Total Credits
4
Course Competencies
  1. Use technology including hardware and software (common business, HIM and EHR applications) to ensure data management, execution of work process, HIM processing, and health record (EHR and PHR) creation and use. (IV.A.1 - 4.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using common business, HIM and health record software applications
    Criteria
    you use hardware and software to execute HIM work processes
    you use common business applications
    you use internet and intranet technology
    you use HIM specific applications
    you use EHR applications
    you distinguish between HIS applications (patient registration, ADT, EHR, PHR, lab, radiology, pharmacy, voice recognition, ROI, coding and registries)
    you illustrate the relationship of various relationship of the various applications/systems for data collection, how they communicate and share data and how they look in terms of the various workflows (HIM, Rev cycle etc.)

  2. Create retention, destruction and recovery policy for EHI (electronic health information) (IV.C.3.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using common business, HIM and health record software applications
    Criteria
    policy complies with state and federal laws and regulations and accrediting body standards
    policy considers facility needs
    policy considers EHI (electronic health information) destruction options
    policy includes disaster recovery plan

  3. Apply legislative, accreditation and certification standards related to health information initiatives (III.A.1., III.A.2. and III.B.1.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    given a policy
    using common business and health record software applications
    Criteria
    you examine the policy
    you compare the policy against the legislation and standards for compliance
    you identify what has been met and what has not been met
    you make recommendations for what must be changed

  4. Examine database architecture and design (IV.B.1.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using a commercially available database application
    through a given or created network use policy
    Criteria
    your database includes required data elements
    your database is relational
    your database includes field categorization and description for each data element
    you design an electronic input form
    your assessment addresses PHI security
    you interpret a data model

  5. Generate reports to facilitate information retrieval (IV.A.1. and IV.C.2.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using a previously created database application
    using common business, HIM and health record software applications
    Criteria
    your query selects the data required to respond to the requested information
    your report is professional designed and presented
    your report design includes the use of at least one calculated or summation field
    your report is prefaced with an explanatory memorandum

  6. Participate in the planning, integration, testing, evaluation and support for an EHR (IV.A.5.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using common business and health record software applications
    Criteria
    you use a systematic approach
    you distinguish between team roles
    you compare systems against criteria
    you address organizational needs
    you create a test plan
    you analyze the impact of the EHR on the HIM profession

  7. Protect data integrity and validity (IV.D.2. and IV.D.3.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using common business, HIM and health record software applications
    Criteria
    you analyze data integrity
    you develop security monitoring mechanism

  8. Assess electronic data storage options (IV.C.1.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using common business, HIM and health record software applications
    Criteria
    your assessment compares electronic data storage options
    your assessment compares the advantages of electronic data storage options
    your assessment compares the disadvantages of electronic data storage options

  9. Evaluate confidentiality and security measures used to protect PHI/EHI (III.B.2., IV.A.4., IV.D.1. and IV.D.3.)
    Assessment Strategies
    through an assignment, report, quiz, exam, case study or group project
    using common business, HIM and health record software applications
    Criteria
    your assessment identifies potential internal and external security risks
    your assessment identifies options to mitigate the identified risks
    your assessment addresses application and network security
    you assess user access against applicable state, federal and accrediting agency require
    you assess PHI disclosures against applicable state, federal and accrediting agency requirements
    evaluation identifies the areas compliant with security policies
    evaluation identifies areas not in compiancecompliance with security policies
    evaluation provides improvement mechanisms
    evaluation is specific
    evaluation includes follow-up timeline