If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the internal and external users of secondary data.
• Describe the role of the health information management professional in creating and maintaining secondary records. Select the most appropriate methods for ensuring data security and the confidentiality of secondary records.
• Differentiate between file management systems and database management systems; identify advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Discuss the major types of databases.
• Use the terms pertinent to each type of secondary record or database.
• Distinguish among healthcare databases in terms of purpose and content.
• Identify, describe, and apply data validation checks, edits, or rules for database fields.
• Identify and describe the various components of a database structure and model.
• Compare the facility-specific indexes commonly found in hospitals.
• Describe the registries used in hospitals according to purpose, method of case definition and case finding, data collection methods, reporting and follow-up and pertinent laws regulations affecting registry operations.
• Discuss agencies for approval and education and certification for cancer, immunization, trauma registries.
• Identify and define characteristics of data quality as it relates to (computer) information systems.
• Perform database queries for research for special reports.
• Design forms displays for collection of data.
• Analyze data for presentations and presenting data professionally.
• Identify and apply methods to assist in computer report accuracy.
• Identify the key players in current efforts to develop standards for computer-based health records.
• Define the term health informatics standards and explain vocabulary standards, content structure standards, transmission standards, and security standards.
• Describe the value of written documents related to an HIM system or application, including policies, procedures, instructions, and data dictionary.
• Identify and describe hardware components of a computerized information system, including electronic data entry technology, central processing unit, and output.
• Select data sets and/or standards appropriate for specific care settings for use in developing health records and health information systems.
• Discuss the three major functions of an information system.
• Compare the functions of systems analysis with the functions of system design.
• Identify four criteria used to evaluate an information system.
• Explain the concepts of computer communications, local area networking, wide area networking, client-server technology, Internet, and intranet.
• Describe the four primary components of the security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
• Understand the difference between structured and unstructured decisions.
• List the necessary components of an optical imaging system and the various cost factors involved in implementing an optical imaging system.
• Identify possible steps in the implementation of an optical imaging system.