Maintain professional liability insurance. This course enables the student to learn the sources of health information and its relation to health agencies. A study is made of the origin and purpose, content, assembly, analysis and use of medical records. The student will learn methods of compiling, numbering, filing and retention of health information. This course provides an overview of the use of automated information systems in the healthcare delivery system and its various settings.
Emphasis includes current therapies and special procedures.
This course emphasizes the medical record as a legal document and the effect of confidential communication laws on both the release of information and use of health information. The student will also be introduced to management principles and the supervisory role in healthcare organizations. This course focuses on the collection of health data, commonly used computations, the presentation and reporting of data. This course will recognize the sources and uses of health data in the United States. This course also includes the function and use of registries, including the Tumor Registry.