Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• This course aims to explain that individual health related information might be included in Manual medical record, Electronic medical record or both (a hybrid health record HHR). This course will provide a broad overview of the application of major information systems in the delivery and administration of modern healthcare systems. The use of Decision support systems, computerized provider order entry and Barcode medication administration in the context of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), will be a major focus of the course. Furthermore, it aims to explain different international coding systems as an essential part of information management in healthcare. Finally, it aims to demonstrate the use of descriptive and inferential statistics to present data in a simple comprehensible format.

Outcomes

o Identify and explain the contents of the manual Medical Record.o Appreciate the importance of the Medical Record policies and procedureso Identify the major types of clinical and administrative information systems used in healthcareo Appreciate the value and benefits of Electronic Medical Recordo Identify management and decision support systemso Identify healthcare international coding systems which are used for diagnosis and procedureso Recognize the major activities of selecting and implementing a Healthcare Information Systemo Describe the laws and regulations that govern patient confidentialityo Understand statistics basics and different types of sampling and when to use each typeo Use Descriptive and Inferential statistics to present data in a simple comprehensible formato Analyze and evaluate real situation cases to come up with creative solutions in group discussions

Course Contents

Manual Medical Record (Policies and Medicolegal issues)• Key purposes of medical records• Main sections of the medical record• Effective patient identification• Contents and forms of the medical record• Responsibility for medical records staff• The medical record department functions• The medical record policies and proceduresElectronic Medical Record• Healthcare information system important definitions• Clinical and administrative information systems• Electronic medical record values, definitions and functions• Electronic medical record (EMR) versus Electronic health record (EHR).• Decision support systems• Management support systemsMajor types of Clinical Information Systems• Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE )• Barcode Medication Administration System (BCMA)• Picture Archiving & Communication System (PACS)• Telemedicine and Telehealth• Personal Health Record (PHR)• The value from fitting HCIS applications and systems togetherHealthcare International Codi