Description Preparation: Read the Processing and Maintenance of Secondary Databases Section of Chapter 6 in the Oachs and Watters text. (Page 191-193 in the 5th edition) While the reading focusses on data from patient health records being abstracted or moving electronically into secondary data source systems, more and more we are having to consider data…
Description You are the Health Information Director of a hospital, and your hospital has hired a consultant to help determine major issues with the hospital’s information technology. The consultant submitted the following report: City Hospital has a variety of hardware and software that is used in its departments. Computer workstations are widely used across the…
Description You are the new HIM Director for Community Healthcare which includes an acute care hospital, an attached clinic and an attached long term health facility. After several weeks on the job you realize that the documentation guidelines are outdated and it appears they have not been updated for nearly 10 years. After asking questions…
Description Create an educational flyer for patients at a 10-physician outpatient clinic. The information should explain the clinic’s patient portal. Be sure to cover what it is, how to register for it, and the features of the portal. List the benefits of using the portal. The goal is to convince consumers of the value of…
Description What is the purpose and value of standardized data sets? How do they assist with healthcare statistics and research?
Description What are the benefits of patient portals? Discuss two benefits to the patient and two benefits to the provider. Why do some patients fail to participate in the use of the patient portal?
Description Explore the UHDDS (Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set) and gain practical experience in analyzing and applying data sets commonly used in health information management. The UHDDS is a standardized data collection system used by hospitals to report data on inpatient discharges. Your task is to analyze a provided UHDDS data set and demonstrate your…
Description Instructions For this assignment, you are the new regional HIM director for a healthcare system that includes a community hospital, a long-term care facility, a hospice center, a home health agency, and a physician clinic. Part 1 For this assignment, you are to create an organizational chart with the departments and a list of…
Description Instructions For this assignment, you are the new regional HIM director for a healthcare system that includes a community hospital, a long-term care facility, a hospice center, a home health agency, and a physician clinic. Part 1 For this assignment, you are to create an organizational chart with the departments and a list of…