Overview Healthcare IT Certification from World Education
Our Healthcare IT certification course is ideal for anyone interested in a career in the rapidly growing field of healthcare.
The Health Information Technology (HIT) course teaches you the strategies and concepts related to the comprehensive management of health information.
Over the course of your training, you'll learn how to organize and secure sensitive health information to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of the health care delivery system.
The course includes an overview of the health care industry and focuses on various strategies for recording and securing patient processing records, and how to effectively managing health care data.
Our healthcare IT certification program includes three course training tracks:
- CompTIA Health Information Technology
- Electronic Health Records
- Healthcare IT Technician (CompTIA HIT-001) Exam Preparation
Certified healthcare IT professionals are in high demand and the need is expected to grow at a rapid pace in the coming years. World Education's "learn anytime from anyplace" approach is the convenient and affordable way to get the training you need to begin your career in this exciting field. Simply click on the registration button located on this page to get started now!
Other healthcare certificate courses from World Education:
Opthamologist Assistant
Pharmacy Technician with Fundamentals and Externship
Phlebotomy Technician with Externship
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We offer open enrollment in which students can sign up at any time. Students can proceed as fast or slow as they want, but must complete the program in a maximum of 12 months. If you need more time, extensions are available for a small fee.
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Instructor
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This class supported by an Educational Mentor. Our educational mentors have worked or are working in the subject they mentor. Educational Mentors reviews student work, student progress, and interacts with students as needed. They respond to any questions or concerns you might have, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.
Requirements
Materials Included:
- Health Information Technology by Nadinia David and Melissa LaCour
- The Electronic Health Record for the Physicians Office by Amy DeVore
- CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician HIT-001 by Joy Dark and Jean Andrews
System Requirements:
Internet Access
- Broadband or high-speed internet access is required. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
- Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware
- Windows hardware configurations and processors are acceptable
- Mac computers MUST have Microsoft Window Operating Systems over Bootcamp (Bootcamp is a free download from Apple''s website)
- 1 GB RAM minimum recommended
- Operating Systems
- Windows XP, Vista or 7 and Mac OS X 10 or higher with Windows
- Web Browsers
- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Internet Explorer is not recommended as it may not display certain menus and links
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- Kindle Reader App is needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded onto your computer.)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media.)
- Adobe Flash Player (Required for many of our career courses and ALL of our IT courses.)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Quicktime, Windows Media Player, &/or Real Player
- PowerPoint Viewer (Use this if you don''t have PowerPoint)
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Lesson 1
Medical Terminology
• The word structure and analysis of medical terms including prefix, root word, and suffix.
• The organization of the body and body systems in regards to terminology.
• Diagnostic testing and radiology and how medical terminology is used to determine the proper testing methods.
Healthcare Fundamentals
• Healthcare Fundamentals, The History
• Healthcare Etiquette
• Professional Situations and Applications
Communication in Healthcare
• Identify types of teams, types of disciplines, and understand the importance of group cooperation
• Summarize key factors in communication between workers, describe the importance of team roles, and identify all elements that make a team successful
• Summarize the importance of communication and information systems, and describe the roles of clinical champions
Documentation and Record-Keeping: HIPAA
• Identify the practices of using and disclosing protected health information and medical record documenting
• Experience real life scenarios and review the correct solution to each scenario
• Describe the laws, policies and requirements for HIPAA compliance
Health Information Technology Module 1
Health Care Data
• Health Care Delivery Systems
• Health Care Professionals
• Comparison of Facilities
• Legal and Regulatory Environment
• Collecting Health Care Data
• Basic Concepts
• Key Data Categories
• Medical Decision Making
• Describing Data
• Data Elements in Health Record
• Data Quality
• Data Sets
Health Information Technology Module 2
Health Information Management Processing
• Electronic Health Records
• Government and Private Sector Intervention
• Implementing an EHR
• Acute Care Records
• Clinical Flow of Data
• Clinical Data
• Discharge Data Set
• Data Quality
• Postdischarge Processing
• Electronic Health Record Management
• Other Health Information Management Roles
Health Information Technology Module 3
Coding and Reimbursement
• Code Sets
• ICD-9-CM
• ICD-10-CM
• ICD-10-PCS
• HCPCS/CPT-4
• Special Purpose Code Sets
• Uses for Coded Clinical Data
• Paying for Health Care
• Types of Reimbursement
• Reimbursement Methodologies
• Billing
• Patient Financial Services
Health Information Technology Module 4
Managing Health Records
• Ambulatory Care
• Other Inpatient Health Care Settings
• Long-Term Care
• Behavioral Health Facilities
• Home Health Care
• Master Patient Index
• Identification of Physical Files
• Legal Systems
• Chart Locator Systems
• Information Systems
• Security of Health Information
• Record Retention
Health Information Technology Module 5
Statistics
• Organized Collection of Data
• Data Retrieval
• Presentation
• Routine Institutional Statistics
• Reporting of Data
• Statistical Analysis of Patient Information
• Uses of Health Information
• Quality of Health Care
• Monitoring Quality of Health Information
• Organization and Presentation of Data
• Health Care Facility Committees
• Health Information in Quality Activities
Health Information Technology Module 6
Legal and Supervisory Issues
• Confidentiality
• HIPAA
• Access
• Consent
• Release of Information
• Preparing a Record for Release
• Internal Requests for Information
• Sensitive Records
• Federal, Corporate, and Facility Compliance
• HIM Department Management
• HIM Department Workflow
• Evaluating Department Operations
Electronic Health Records Module 1
Healthcare Facilities and Professionals
• Identify the various organizations associated with the healthcare professions
• Describe the roles of various healthcare professionals
• Differentiate types of healthcare facilities
Electronic Health Records Module 2
Accreditation, Regulation and HIPAA
• Follow security policy guidelines in a medical facility
• Apply HIPAA privacy policy in a medical office
• Explain HIPAA privacy and security concepts
• List HIPAA transactions and uniform identifiers
• Discuss the importance of accreditation
• Discuss HIPAA security requirements and safeguards
Electronic Health Records Module 3
Fundamentals of Healthcare Data
• Describe the various forms of telemedicine
• Discuss the functions of healthcare records
• Explain the fundamental concepts of computers and computer networks
Electronic Health Records Module 4
The Electronic Health Record
• Describe the workflow of an office fully using EHRS
• Compare different forms and features of EHR data
• Explain the importance of electronic health records
• Discuss the HIM responsibilities of the legal health record
• Explain the processes involved in document imaging
• Describe the workflow of charts in the HIM department
• Explain the various ways in which paper records are organized and stored
Electronic Health Records Module 5
Health Information Processes
• Identify different types of digital technologies that are part of electronic health records
• Explain the information system considerations found in various departments
• Describe various HIS and EHR systems and approaches to these systems
• Describe departmental health records systems
Electronic Health Records Module 6
Healthcare Coding and Reimbursement
• Identify situations of healthcare fraud and abuse
• Describe how a DRG is determined for billing purposes
• Compare prospective payment systems for hospitals and outpatient facilities
• Explain managed care
• Discuss reimbursement methodologies
• Name the coding standards used for billing
• Identify patient and insurance billing terms
Electronic Health Records Module 7
Health Information Management
• Describe electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions
• Discuss the concepts of claim scrubbers, accounts receivable, and the payment floor
• Explain the functions of a clearinghouse
• Differentiate hospital and professional claim forms
• Identify the eight types of HIPAA electronic transactions
• Describe the billing workflow
Electronic Health Records Module 8
Statistics, Research, and Quality
• Describe different types of data collected and used by quality management
• Discuss administrative systems used for managerial support
• Explain healthcare statistical terms and formulas
• Identify different types of registries and indexes
• Describe internal and external uses for secondary data
Electronic Health Records Module 9
Electronic Health Records: An Overview
• Compare various types of electronic health record computers such as workstation, laptop, and tablet PC
• Contrast inpatient and outpatient charts
• Describe federal government strategies to promote electronic health record adoption
• Discuss social forces that are driving the adoption of electronic health records
• Describe the core functions of an electronic health record
Electronic Health Records Module 10
Functional EHR Systems
• Explain the functional benefits of the EHR
• Explain different methods for capturing and recording EHR data
• Compare different formats of EHR data and prominent code sets
Electronic Health Records Module 11
Basics of Medical Record Software
• Demonstrate navigation of the software
• Document a patient encounter
• Complete selected tasks to create a patient account
• Use basic functions of medical record software using Medcin Student Edition Software
Electronic Health Records Module 12
Data Entry at the Point of Care
• Use Forms
• Use Review of Systems
• Load and use Lists of Findings to speed up data entry
Electronic Health Records Module 13
Electronic Orders
• Discuss safety issues and rights related to medication administration
• Use the EHR features related to orders and results
• Compare paper and electronic workflow of orders and results
• Discuss the importance of electronic orders and results
Electronic Health Records Module 14
• Problem Lists, Results Management, and Trending
• Create a graph of lab results and vital signs in the chart
• View pending orders and lab test results
• Use Problem Lists
• Use Patient Management
Electronic Health Records Module 15
Data Entry Using Flow Sheets and Anatomical Drawings
• Use an EHR drawing tool to annotate drawings in an encounter
• Create a Problem-Based flow sheet
• Create a Form-Based flow sheet
• Work with flow sheets in the EHR system
Electronic Health Records Module 16
Using the EHR to Improve Patient Health
• Explain how patients can be involved in their own health
• Discuss preventive care systems
• Order immunizations for a child
• Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Create a pediatric growth chart
• Document a well-baby checkup using a wellness form
Electronic Health Records Module 17
Privacy and Security of Health Records
• Explain HIPAA privacy concepts
• Apply HIPAA privacy policy in a medical facility
• List HIPAA transactions and uniform identifiers
Electronic Health Records Module 18
Using the Internet to Expedite Patient Care
• Describe Personal Health Records (PHR)
• Compare different types of telemedicine
• Explain remote access and secure internet communications
• Discuss issues related to security of Internet data
• Compare the Internet to a private network
• Explain how EHR systems use the Internet
Electronic Health Records Module 19
EHR Coding and Reimbursement
• Use E&M calculator software
• Read tables used in CMS guidelines
• Describe key components of E&M codes
• Demonstrate how Evaluation and • Management (E&M) codes are determined
• Explain the relevance of billing codes in an EHR system
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