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HIT 202 Management of Health Information Service

Credits: (3)
This course introduces the student to the management functions of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Human resource management and work flow will also be covered. In addition to health information management services, the functions of quality and utilization management and organizational compliance will be addressed. Students may be required to complete activities within a simulated electronic medical record. Prerequisite(s): HIT 101 , HIT 102 , HIT 110 , HIT 201 , HIT 208 , and HIT 212 .

Learning Outcomes
  1. Develop, revise, implement and monitor departmental policies and procedures.
  2. Develop, communicate and implement departmental plans, goals and objectives for areas of responsibility.
  3. Determine variations from established objectives and/or standards and recommend changes or improvements to processes.
  4. Develop and apply policies and procedures to ensure organizational compliance with regulatory, licensing, and credentialing guidelines and health information standards.
  5. Organize departmental resources to ensure compliance with departmental and organization’s plans.
  6. Monitor staffing levels and productivity standards for health information functions, and provide feedback to management and staff regarding performance and acceptable benchmarks.
  7. Use quality improvement tools and techniques to monitor report and improve processes.
  8. Abstract and present data for quality management and performance improvement, utilization management, risk management, corporate compliance and other related studies.
  9. Analyze clinical data to identify trends that demonstrate quality, safety and effectiveness of healthcare.
  10. Use common software applications in the execution of work processes.
  11. Apply the fundamentals of team leadership.
  12. Organize and contribute to work teams and committees.
  13. Make recommendations for items to include in budgets and contracts.
  14. Recommend cost-saving and efficient means of achieving work processes and goals.