HIM 330 - Advanced Health Data Management

 

Assignment Overview
Five Units and a Final Project

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Understand health data structure, content and standards.
• Manage health data.
• Ensure that documentation in the health record supports the diagnosis and reflects the patients progress, clinical findings, and discharge status.
• Develop organization-wide health record documentation guidelines.
• Maintain organizational compliance with regulations and standards.
• Ensure organizational survey readiness for accreditation, licensing and/or certification process.
• Design and implement clinical documentation initiatives.
• Submit, implement, and manage electronic applications for clinical classification and coding.
• Maintain processes, policies, and procedures to ensure the accuracy of coded data.
• Apply knowledge of database architecture and design.
• Monitor use of clinical vocabularies and terminologies used in the organization’s health information systems
• Manage clinical indices, databases, and registries.
• Apply appropriate electronic or imaging technology for data/record storage.