Thursday 18 July 2013

HCR 210 Week 1 CheckPoint Patient Self-Determination Act







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CheckPointPatient Self-Determination Act

         Resource: P. 10 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices
         Discuss, in 250 to 300 words, the effect of the Patient Self-Determination Act on health care delivery. Consider how you think records management procedures have had to respond to this piece of legislation.

HCR 210 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2







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Discussion Questions

         Select an accreditation agency and name an area of records management that is affected by its guidelines. How does accreditation affect the practical activities of record management in hospitals? Respond to classmates by discussing how the handling of medical records may differ in a hospital that follows accredited procedures from a hospital that adopts its own policies.

         Using the Internet for information about medical records standards, what are three ways you can ensure that you maintain standard measures of performance when you work in records management? You may use Web sites of your own choosing or consider any of the links below:

         Respond to classmates by noting what consequences patients might suffer if their records were not maintained according to standards.

HCR 210 Week 2 Assignment U.S. Health Care Settings






 
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Assignment: U.S. Health Care Settings

         Resource: Ch. 3 of Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices; Presentation Guide
         Review presentation guidelines given in your Presentation Guide, located on your student Web site.
         Create a PowerPoint® presentation of at least 9 slides outlining the major functions that distinguish the following U.S. health care settings, with an appropriate introduction and conclusion:

    • Hospital categories
    • Ambulatory care settings
    • Behavioral health care facilities
    • Types of long-term care
    • Managed-care models
    • Home-care service
    • Government health care facilities (federal, state, and local)

         Include speaker’s notes on main talking points.
         Format any citations and references that you include according to APA standards.
         Post your presentation as an attachment.

HCR 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Records Administrators and Technicians







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CheckPointRecords Administrators and Technicians 
         Resource: American Health Information Management Association Web sites:
          Review the information at the Web sites above.

         Explain in 250 to 300 words how the general duties for handling patient records differ between a records administrator (RHIA) and a records technician (RHIT).

         Discuss three specific examples of competency differences between the RHIA and RHIT exams.