STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Identify the various health care organizations and describe their systems of health care delivery, including licensure and accreditation requirements.

 2. Describe the categories of the health work force and address education, licensing, and certification requirements and areas of expertise.

 3. Identify and describe HIM department functions and services and the roles and the responsibilities of the HIM professional in

    various health care settings.

 4. Describe the development of the HIM professional, including education, certification, areas of expertise, and the AHIMA Code of Ethics.

 5. Describe the consequences of a breach of healthcare ethics.

 6. Identify standards and develop quality procedures for documentation requirements for acute care, ambulatory care, long term care,

    hospice care, mental health, and home health care.

 7. Identify the use and users of patient data and describe the sources of data and how it may be collected and disseminated,

    including secondary data sources.

 8. Describe computer networks, document imaging, data security, and voice recognition technology, as they relate to the electronic health record.

 9. Describe a plan for active and inactive record storage that is in compliance with regulations and accreditation standards and

    monitor any changes of retention requirements

 10. Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of various providers and disciplines, to support documentation requirements,

    throughout the continuum of healthcare

 11. Understand the interrelationships of differing types of organizations, services and personnel across the health care delivery system

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Evolution of Healthcare and Health Information Management

 II. Content and Structure of the Health Record

 III. Management of the Health Record

 IV. Data Sources and Uses

 V. Data Archival and Retrieval

 VI. Electronic Medical Record