AHIMA offers new education opportunities
February 1, 2000 2 minutes read
AHIMA offers new education opportunities
Continuing education classes offered on-line
The American Health Information Manage-ment Association (AHIMA) in Chicago has announced that it will be offering new continuing education courses and a Web-based coding assessment and training program.
The continuing education courses are targeted toward health information management (HIM) professionals, health information systems (HIS) professionals, and health care informatics professionals. The courses will be taught through AHIMA’s Interactive Learning Campus, a virtual-training facility. This system allows students to take the courses from the convenience of their homes or offices.
This Healthcare Informatics and Health Information Systems interactive learning module focuses attention on the most advanced state of the HIM industry and provides the skills and knowledge that professionals will need to be ready for the future, AHIMA says.
Here is the program outline:
Part I
HIS: Development Life Cycle. This segment discusses the four components of the HIS development life cycle. It defines various steps within each component leading learners to understand key requirements necessary for successful implementation and maintenance of an information system that meets the need of the organization.
Author: Cheryl Homan, director of information management for the central region of ProMedica Health System in Toledo, OH.
Part II
Information Technology and Security. This part introduces the hardware, software, and network concepts related to information systems and security technologies encountered in today’s health care environment. Its objective is to enhance the learner’s ability to act as a valuable team member, along with information systems professionals, in guiding the selection, implementation, operation, and administration of the computer-based tools in HIM practice.
Author: Kelly McLendon, vice president, health information management, MedPlus Inc., Cincinnati.
Part III
Health Data Content and Structures. In this segment, the students will learn how to perform data content, quality, flow, and structure analysis for their organization.
Author: Susan Fenton, adjunct instructor at St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN.
Part IV
Advanced Information Technology (IT)/ Information Management (IM) Applications: Building the CPR. This part addresses advanced IT/IM applications for building the computer-based patient record (CPR). The overall goal of this part is to develop confidence, competence, and appreciation for emerging technologies that contribute to the design and implementation of CPR systems.
Author: Margret Amatayakul, president, Margret\A Consulting, LLC, Chicago.
For a demonstration of the interactive learning campus, visit the Web site http://www.universal campus.com/ahimacampus.
The Web-based coding assessment and training program, called Coding Assessment and Training Solutions, has been designed to ensure that coders have the skills necessary to meet changing coding requirements and regulations. It includes a tool for assessing coders’ skills and identifying areas requiring improvements. The program, available to health care organizations, covers ICD-9-CM and CPT coding systems, as well as basic, intermediate and advanced coding in 19 specialty areas and three paths — inpatient, ambulatory, and physician — for a total of 180 hours of training.
[For more information, call AHIMA at (312) 233-1108].
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