Performance Improvement and HIM Leadership

Catalog description

Students will gain an introduction to the internal and external requirements for establishing, operating, and maintaining performance improvement, clinical quality management, and utilization management programs. The course will discuss methods used in benchmarking, team leadership, team meetings, healthcare resource allocation, and risk management, with a focus on AHIMA standards. Students will learn about Health Information Management’s role in compliance with employment laws and ethical principles, workforce planning, workforce training, job description development, recruitment and selection, and training and development.