Main description:

This book is designed to meet the needs of students at the beginning of their course of study in health information technology - both as a work-based task-oriented function and as a part of a larger profession of health information management. Individuals who wish to acquire basic knowledge of health information technology and how it fits into the health care arena will find this text useful.

Contents:

1. Healthcare Delivery Systems

2. Collecting Healthcare Data

3. Electronic Health Records

4. Acute Care Hospital Records

5. Health Information Processing

6. Code Sets

7. Reimbursement

8. Specialty Settings

9. Managing Health Records

10. Statistics

11. Quality and Uses of Health Information

12. Confidentiality and Compliance

13. HIM Department Management

14. Training and Development

Appendix A: Sample Paper Records

Appendix B: Sample Electronic Health Records

EHR Implementation RFP Checklist

Appendix C: Minimum Data Set

Appendix D: Using Microsoft Excel to Perform Calculations

Glossary

Index