HIT 108 Health Information Applications

1. Apply clinical vocabularies and terminologies used in the organization’s health information system to ensure data quality and appropriateness of data and data sources in accordance with regulatory, licensing and certification guidelines.
2. Utilize technology, including hardware and software, to ensure data collection, storage, analysis and reporting of information for medical research, indices and registries.
3. Utilize common software applications in the execution of work processes.
4. Demonstrate the use of specialized software in the completion of HIM processes such as record tracking, release of information, coding, grouping, registries, billing, quality improvement and imaging.
5. Apply confidentiality and security measures to protect electronic health information, including maintenance of user access logs/systems to track access to and disclosure of identifiable patient data and investigation of and recommendations for privacy and security issues.
6. Protect data integrity and validity using software and hardware technology.
7. Coordinate, use, and maintain appropriate electronic or imaging systems for document imaging and storage.
8. Utilize and summarize data compiled from audit trail and data quality monitoring programs.
9. Query and design reports to facilitate information retrieval and presentation of data using appropriate software.
10. Contribute to the design and implementation of quality improvement, risk management, contingency planning and data recovery procedures.