INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE
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Bush Administration

• Signed Executive Order August 2006
• Implementation of electronic health records by
  2014
• The Challenge
• To address the needs of the future
• To have all health records uniform by 2014

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Obama Administration

• American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Training and dissemination of information
• Participation in new Health Information
  Technology Extension programs

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Obama Administration

• Objective
• Integrate information technology into clinical
  education
• Information Technology Professionals in
  Healthcare
• Develop and revise curricula in Medical Health
  Informatics
• Recruit and retain students in the program
• Establish or enhance bridge programs in health
  informatics fields between colleges and
  universities

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Health Information Management

• Potential Employers
• Hospital
• Insurance Company
• Health Department
• Physician Office
• Third Party Payer
• Pharmacy
• American Health Information Management
  Association (AHIMA)

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Red Flag Rule

• The Federal Trade Commission will begin
  enforcement of the new Red Flags Rule on May 1
• Healthcare organizations will not be exempt from
  this rule
• The Red Flags Rule was developed pursuant to the
  Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

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Sites Visited

• Morris Hospital
• Electronic Health Records
• Silver Cross Hospital-Hybrid
• Partial paper-Partial electronic
• Document Imaging Facility
• Edward J. Hines, Jr. Hospital-VA
• Fully electronic healthcare record
• Joliet Asthma and Allergy Clinic
• Hybrid system

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Health Information Management Department

• Patient Registration/Scheduling
• Health Records
• Medical Transcriptionist
• Biller
• Coder

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Information Technology Department

• IT Help Desk
• Application Specialist
• Privacy/Security Officer

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About the Organization
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Companys Strengths
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Companys Weaknesses
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Adaptation of Technology
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About the Facility
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About the Facility
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Internships
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About the Departments
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Leadership Responsibilities and Performance
Measurements
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Professional Growth
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Compensation

• Entry level salary range
• Patient Registration - 26,000
• HIM - 30,000
• IT Help Desk - 40,000
• Application Specialist - 50,000

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Acronyms

• RHIT Registered Health Information Technician
• RHIA- Registered Health Information Administrator
• CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• IDPH - Illinois Department of Public Health
• CCS-Certified Coding Specialist
• CCA-Certified Coding Associate
• CPC-Certified Professional Coder
• Hospital
• Physician
• CMA-Certified Medical Assistant
• Physician

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Contact Information

• Deborah Dole ddole45_at_jjc.edu
• Sue Maciorowski smacio85_at_jjc.edu