In this course you will receive an overview of the health IT ecosystem with a specific focus on the role of electronic health records (EHRs). You’ll be introduced to the factors that contributed to the move from paper records to digitized records and who the most common vendors are. We’ll go over features of EHRs such as computerized provider order entry, clinical decision support, documentation capabilities, and medication reconciliation. Like a physician’s stethoscope, the EHR has become an important tool in healthcare delivery and plays a part throughout the patient’s journey. You’ll go through each of the steps from patient scheduling, to front desk registration, outpatient visits, emergency room encounters, and inpatient admissions.
This course is part of the Healthcare IT Support Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to Electronic Health Records
EHR Applications and Features
Clinical Decision Support and Databases
Training, Communication, and Change Management
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- 5 stars84.35%
- 4 stars12.21%
- 3 stars2.67%
- 2 stars0.38%
- 1 star0.38%
TOP REVIEWS FROM HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
Well presented with relevant reading material and practical examples.
This course was very informative, yet to the point. I look forward to the other courses in this specialization.
There is a lot to learn about how hospitals work and vocabulary.
Provides a good connection between IT Support staff and real applications. Also a good introduction to EHR, database and CDS
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