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INVESTIGATE the various external forces that influence the healthcare delivery system (past, present and future)
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you compare the functions of the agencies/organizations that oversee and influence healthcare delivery
you differentiate summarize between optional and mandatory standards and regulations
you identify confidentiality, privacy and security measures
you examine the effects of reimbursement, policy, regulations and standards, socioeconomic and cultural issues on healthcare delivery
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DIFFERENTIATE among the types of organizations across the continuum of healthcare delivery
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you differentiate among the types of patients served
you differentiate among the types of services provided
you differentiate among licensing and accreditation requirements
you differentiate among the organizational structures
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INVESTIGATE the roles, responsibilities, and interrelationship between various healthcare providers and professionals throughout the continuum of care
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you examine the roles and responsibilities of independent practitioners (physicians, PAs, etc.)
you examine the roles and responsibilities nursing practice providers
you examine the roles and responsibilities allied health professionals
you examine the interrelationships among independent practitioners, nursing practice providers and allied health professionals
you identify the HIM professional association mission, membership and structure
you identify the various HIM professional credentials
you explore HIM related career pathways
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DEMONSTRATE professional ethical standards
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you explain the relevance and application of each of the professional and ethical standards
you apply the professional and ethical standards to situations
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EXAMINE the health record (paper and electronic)
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you discuss the purpose of the health record
you identify the content of the health record
you identify the documentation requirements of the health record
you examine how various users interact with the health record
you identify how data is organized and stored
you retrieve administrative and clinical health data
you investigate health information media
you collect data for the primary health record
you differentiate between data and information
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PERFORM record completion processes
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you perform quantitative analysis of health records
you perform deficiency/delinquency procedures
you differentiate between quantitative and qualitative analysis
you perform qualitative analysis of health records
you utilize software for record completion processes
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INVESTIGATE information governance in healthcare systems
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you explain the evolution of information governance
you identify the principles of information governance
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ENSURE quality of health data
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you apply policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of health data
you understand characteristics of data quality
you illustrate the impact of data quality on the healthcare organization
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EXAMINE clinical terminologies, classification and coding systems used for healthcare data collection, reporting and exchange
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you differentiate between the uses and application of given clinical terminologies and vocabularies
you differentiate between characteristics (including code structure) of given clinical terminologies and vocabularies
you illustrate the use of clinical terminologies in the electronic health record
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UTILIZE secondary data sources
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written or graphic assessment
Criteria
you distinguish between primary and secondary data
you identify the internal and external users of secondary data
you describe the secondary data sources in healthcare (registries, vital records, state reporting etc.)
you retrieve information from electronic health indices (MPI, physician, diagnosis etc.)
you maintain electronic health indices
you utilize health data elements that correspond to given data sets
you collect and report secondary health data