Intro to Health Records

Catalog description

Covers history, philosophy, development and functions of the Health Information Management profession and the American Health Information Management Association. Emphasis is placed on the content of health records, documentation requirements, forms, screen designs and data sets. Orientations to the healthcare delivery system is provided. Investigation of storage and retrieval systems and control techniques for health records relative to numbering, filing, indexing systems, record retention, abstracting and analysis are included. Students use software applications relative to record processing activities. Co-requisite: NONE