Health Records Management III

At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. apprehend the models of health records management, life cycle and continuum models; 2. discuss classification of health records and filling system; 3. debate records retention and disposition schedule; 4. explain management technology and litigation support; 5. define planning and information system; 6. explain the purpose of health information system, planning process and planning problems of information system; 7. expound the purpose of health information system; 8. identify key participants in planning health information system; 9. process ability to develop a mission statement, set management goals and objectives; 10. develop strategies for change; describe risk analysis, trade-off analysis, feasibility studies and methods of financial health information system; 11. explain investment analysis of health information system and manpower planning in health information system; and 12. describe elements of development of a Health Information System.

Models of health records management, life cycle and continuum models, Health records classification and filling systems, records retention and disposition schedule, records centre management, records protection and security, records mapping, health records quality, Disposition of health records, reprographics and image management technology, and litigation support. Long term management of digital information, information communications in health records office electronic records keeping, enterprise and risk management, system analysis and design, metadata development, data preservation, and technology standards and policy development. Definition of planning and information system, purpose of health information system, planning process and planning problems of information system. Critical health information system issues, basic conceptual framework of health information system planning (Nolan’s stage hypothesis). Identifying key participants in planning health information system, developing a mission statement, setting goals an objective, management by objectives, policy making, decision making process, conflict negotiation, and crisis management setting priorities, developing strategies for change, risk analysis, trade-off analysis, feasibility studies, methods of financial health information system, investment analysis of health information system, manpower planning in health information system. Elements of development of a health information system.