Electronic Health Records

At the end of this course, student should be able to: 1. apply basic conceptual framework of a medical charting system to the organisation and use of an Electronic Health Record (EHR); 2. extract and use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) in a medical office; 3. apply federal and state regulations and policies to facilitate EHR utilisation in the Health Services industry; 4. incorporate knowledge of EHR and Personal Health Record (PHR) into their personal health care decisions; 5. apply relevant ethical, legal, and security principles to the use of EHR within the health information technology environment; and 6. analyse trends in EHR data and utilisation to improve patient care and population health.

History of Electronic Health Record and its development for the past 40 years. Why and how EHR should replace paper-based health record. Technical components to design and build EHR. Management and social aspects of HER. 300 Level