HIT 100 - Introduction to Health Information Management

1. Explain mechanisms and elements used in collecting, maintaining, and managing health data.
2. Identify the validity, reliability, and use of secondary data sources.
3. Explain the usability and accessibility of health information by patients.
4. Describe current trends and future challenges in health information exchange.
5. Apply knowledge of database architecture and design.

1. Introduction and History of Modern Healthcare in the United States
   1. Health Information Management Profession
   2. Healthcare delivery systems
   3. Health Information functions, purpose, and users
2. Delivering Healthcare
   1. Organization of healthcare at the federal, state, and local levels
   2. Structure and function of hospital clinical and administrative units
   3. Different types of long-term care facilities, with an emphasis on their function
   4. Organization of healthcare delivery in the outpatient setting, including ancillary services
   5. Role of healthcare providers, including delivery of care, education, and licensing requirements
3. Financing Healthcare
   1. Models of healthcare financing in the U.S.
   2. Organization and function of Medicare and Medicaid
   3. Organization and structure of network-based managed care health insurance programs
   4. Concepts of billing and reimbursement in medicine
   5. Concepts of coding and billing
   6. Methods to control medical costs
4. Regulating Healthcare
   1. Role of the Department of Health and Human Services
   2. Role of The Joint Commission and the accreditation and certification process of healthcare organizations in the U.S.
   3. Major healthcare regulatory bodies in the U.S.
   4. Key processes in regulating the confidentiality and safety of the patient in the healthcare environment
   5. Legal aspects of medicine
      1. Medical malpractice
      2. Tort reform
5. Data Content Structures and Documentation
   1. Health record content and documentation
   2. Clinical Terminologies, classifications, and code systems
   3. Data Management
   4. Secondary data sources
6. Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, and Archival Privacy and Security
   1. Health law
   2. Data privacy confidentiality
   3. Data security
7. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use
   1. Health information technologies
   2. Healthcare information
   3. Database architecture and design
8. Leadership
   1. Performance improvement
   2. Management