HAS - Health Information Management
Student Learning Outcomes
(revised 09/27/02)
Upon graduation, students should be able to:
- Participate in defining data elements for
institution-wide data collection
- Evaluate documentation to support diagnoses, tests, and
treatment
- Abstract records for department indices/database
- Abstract data from patient records for QI, UR, and
research
- Design form displays for collection of data
- Collect and report data on incomplete records and
timeliness of record completion
- Perform database queries for research or special report
- Retrieve patient data from departmental databases
- Assign diagnostic/procedure codes
- Monitor quality of department coding, abstracting and
transcription
- Develop quality procedures for documentation of patient
records
- Design and apply surveillance checks to monitor accuracy
of data
- Compute routine institutional statistics
- Compute and report institutional health care quality
indicators
- Design data tools for research studies to evaluate
patient outcomes
- Assist in interpretation of data
- Prepare data for presentation
- Analyze institutional data for variances from internal
and external standards
- Analyze patient data using QI tools
- Perform statistical analysis of patient information
- Design reports using database report generation
- Conduct surveys to determine customer needs and
satisfaction
- Coordinate billing and admission processes and other
relevant functions with other departments
- Coordinate other relevant functions with appropriate
departments
- Participate in institutional planning for integration of
computer services
- Participate in development of institution-wide
information management plan
- Define/document requirements for automated data
authorization and access
- Develop procedures to protect confidentiality of computer
data
- Design department systems for collection or processing of
patient records
- Design department systems for analysis of patient data
- Design department systems for retrieval of patient
records
- Develop policies and procedures for on-site review of
patient records
- Determine space requirements for storage of patient
records
- Specify requirements for computer systems
- Perform needs analysis and evaluate software packages for
computer systems
- Perform pilot testing of computer systems
- Develop employee training for use of computer systems
- Evaluate specific software packages
- Evaluate and update computerized systems that assign
correct codes
- Create and maintain a database inventory of all data
components
- Maintain integrity of patient number system
- Maintain record storage
- Develop manual operation for computer systems
- Participate in community-wide health information networks
- Determine equipment and supply needs for department
- Determine department staffing needs
- Determine space requirements for department work areas
- Recruit and select employees for department resources
- Develop department policies employee conduct/operations
- Perform conflict resolution activities
- Authorize employee overtime
- Orient and provide in-service and continuing education
- Monitor employee compliance with policies
- Discipline or terminate employees
- Monitor adherence to budget
- Monitor use of department resources
- Participate in institutional committees/projects
- Monitor accuracy and timeliness of filing and retrieval
services
- Develop staffing schedules
- Prioritize department functions and services
- Collect and report on employee and department
productivity
- Coordinate interdepartmental/intradepartmental services
- Assign projects and tasks to appropriate personnel
- Evaluate effectiveness of department operations and
services
- Participate in institution-wide committees that rely on
medical records
- Develop plans, goals, and objectives for those you
supervise
- Participate in re-engineering of services and operations
- Communicate work-related change
- Design ergonomically sound work environment
- Compare work performances to establish new standards
- Train non-department personnel on use and management of
information
- Provide expert consultation, education and training
- Develop department budget
- Participate in institutional QI programs
- Develop policies to protect access to patient records
- Monitor change in regulations and accreditation standards
on release/retention of patient records
- Monitor compliance with governmental and organizational
regulations and accreditation standards
- Prepare for accreditation surveys
- Develop institution-wide confidentiality plan
- Release data to court-issued subpoena
- Establish policies/procedures for release of information
via fax
- Release patient records to patients
- Release patient information to care providers
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