2023-2024 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
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MDA 200 - Electronic Health Records3 credit hours - three hours weekly; one term. Formerly HIT 200
Learn the history and inception of the electronic health record and current health technology nomenclature and standards. Gain a broad perspective of current federal legislation and law governing the electronic health record. Learn to develop practical applications of the electronic health record, including types of medical software, administrative applications and functions for long-term planning, patient scheduling, tracking patient activity, e-communication within health systems, building the patient’s electronic face sheet and chart, electronic ordering and scheduling for testing and diagnostics, creating health forms, electronic health imaging, building health system and medical databases, electronic patient encounter forms and electronic billing systems in the health care setting.
Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A .
Note: Typically offered at MC and OL; fall and spring terms.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop and maintain health data systems and structures
- Integrate systems to maintain data integrity in compliance with national guidelines and laws
- Develop and maintain clinical classifications systems
- Develop non clinical support systems, such as financial and statistic programs that support overall operations
- Integrate system technologies to support and maintain data integrity
- Demonstrate effective and fluent e-communication technologies, including internal and external
- Develop and maintain data storage and retrieval systems
- Develop and maintain systems that support electronic health records, including imagery and other modalities that support patient diagnostics and treatment
- Develop integrated systems that support real time communications of patient care and financial reimbursement
Accreditation outcomes
- Identify common pathology related to each body system including:
- signs
- symptoms
- etiology
- Analyze pathology for each body system including:
- diagnostic measures
- Identify quality assurance practices in healthcare
- Identify CLIA waived tests associated with common diseases
- Define coaching a patient as it relates to:
- health maintenance
- disease prevention
- Identify types of nonverbal communication
- Define coaching a patient as it relates to compliance with treatment plan
- Recognize elements of fundamental writing skill
- Identify different types of appointment scheduling method
- Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the following appointment systems:
- manual
- electronic
- Identify critical information required for scheduling patient procedures
- Define type of information contained in the patient’s medical record
- Differentiate between electronic medical records (EMR) and a practice management system
- Explain the importance of data back-up
- Explain meaningful use as it applies to EMR applications of electronic technology in professional communication
- Identify types of information contained in the patient’s billing record
- Identify:
- information required to file a third party claim
- the steps for filing a third party claim
- Outline managed care requirements for patient referral
- Describe processes for precertification and preauthorization
- Describe how to use the most current procedural coding system
- Describe how to use the most current diagnostic coding classification system
- Describe how to use the most current HCPCS level II coding system
- Describe components of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Define living will/advanced directives
- Verify the rules of medication administration:
- right patient
- right medication
- right dose
- right route
- Differentiate between normal and abnormal test results
- Use medical terminology correctly and pronounced accurately to communicate information to providers and patients
- Coach patients regarding treatment plan
- Compose professional correspondence utilizing electronic technology
- Report relevant information concisely and accurately
- Manage appointment schedule using established priorities
- Schedule a patient procedure
- Create a patient’s medical record’
- Organize a patient’s medical record
- File patient medical records
- Utilize an EMR
- Input patient data utilizing a practice management system
- Perform accounts receivable procedures to patient accounts including posting:
- Charges
- Payment
- Adjustment
- Obtain accurate patient billing information
- Verify eligibility for services including documentation
- Obtain precertification or preauthorization including documentation
- Complete an insurance claim form
- Perform procedural coding
- Perform diagnostic coding
- Protect the integrity of the medical record
- Document patient care accurately in the medical record
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