Electronic Health Records Management w/ Health Information Technology

The Electronic Health Records Management with HIT course prepares students to use electronic records in a medical practice and utilize technology in relation to the medical field. By taking this course students will understand the use of electronic health information, while maintaining the medical, legal, accreditation and regulatory requirements of these electronic health records in the major areas of administrative, clinical, and reimbursement. Students will practice using a representative EHR software using the course’s web-based system. 

Health care delivery in the United States has been greatly impacted by escalating costs, resulting in medical necessity requirements (to justify acute care hospitalizations), review of appropriateness of admissions, and requirements for administration of quality and effective treatments. Patients routinely undergo preadmission testing (PAT) on an outpatient basis instead of being admitted as a hospital inpatient, and the performance of outpatient testing and surgical procedures has increased due to health care technological advances (e.g., laparoscopic surgeries). Health care consumers are better educated and demand higher-quality, more cost-effective health care; thus, the focus is on primary and preventive care.

This program provides the learner with the necessary skills to act as a professional in health information and electronic health record management. Learners will be able to effectively document patient’s records with the filing and storage systems. Additionally, this course covers an introduction to coding and reimbursement.  The Electronic Health Records Management with HIT course allows students to develop professional skills that will cause them to be prepared for the current job market.

Program Objectives

• Understand how to use health care delivery systems
• Determine what is needed as a health information management professionals
• Describe health care settings
• Establish an introduction to how to determine and understand patient records
• Analyze electronic health record management
• Explain the organization, storage, and management of the health record in a medical facility
• Explain the legal requirements related to health records and patient information
• Use EHR software to perform health record tasks
• Explain how the health record information is used to complete the claim information
• Discuss various reimbursement methodologies
• Understand the patient record documentation guidelines: inpatient, outpatient, and physician office
• Appraise the numbering/filing systems and record storage, circulation, and security
• Describe indexes, registers, and health data collection
• Determine legal aspects of health information management
• Obtain an introduction to coding and reimbursement

Certification Opportunities

After completing this program, learners will have the option to take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

	National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Electronic Health Records Management Certification (EHRM)
	National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS)

Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity

Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable hands-on experience.  As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will reach out to coordinate placement.

Note: Additional documentation including health records, immunizations, drug-screening, criminal background checks, etc. may be required by the externship facility.