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Electronic Health Record Systems and Beyond

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Electronic health record real-time systems make patient information available instantly and securely to authorized users while providing a broader view of a patient's care. Get an overview of how electronic health record systems are used in a clinical setting and integrated with patient flow and clinical decision support. Quality reporting and the quality payment program are also discussed in the context of required systems. Learn about new care models such as telehealth and strategies for EHR implementation and optimization.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Understand how EHR systems are used in health care and challenges with adoption and optimization
  • Describe the steps to EHR strategic planning, implementation and governance
  • Identify major types of EHR systems by setting and related systems
  • Explain the current state of health information exchange and how it relates to EHRs
  • Identify current trends in EHRs and patient engagement, telehealth and population health
  • Demonstrate how EHR systems are used in a clinical setting, including quality reporting

What You Learn

  • EHR definition and its origin
  • Incentive programs
  • Components of EHRs
  • Categories of information systems in the EHR
  • Implementation sequence
  • Governance
  • Goal setting and measuring value impact
  • Change management
  • Data management
  • EHR project management roles, tools and techniques
  • Process mapping tools and skills
  • Vendor selection, contract negotiation and management
  • System architecture for EHRs
  • Point of care documentation and applications
  • Ambulatory EHR functions and interoperability
  • EHRs in nursing homes, home health, hospices, and behavioral health
  • Personal health records and EHRs
  • Consumer health applications and patient engagement
  • Population health management and EHRs
  • Enterprise content management (ECM)


How You Learn

  • Discussions
  • Written assignments
  • Quizzes 
  • Final project
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Sections

Section 004

Start Anytime Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,350.00

Type Online, Start Anytime

Enroll anytime and progress through the curriculum at your own pace.

Dates
Start Now, you have 180 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Melanie Meyer

Section Notes

Online, enroll anytime. This continuous enrollment course starts when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.

Section Materials

  • (Mandatory) Health IT and EHRs: Principles and Practice by Margaret K. Amatayakul © 2017 AHIMA 6th edition ISBN-13: 978-1584265290

This course applies to the following programs:

Professional Program in Health Informatics

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Required Courses

  • Introduction to Health Informatics
  • Electronic Health Record Systems and Beyond
  • Interoperability, Standards and Health Information Exchange
  • Population Health Informatics

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact for academic questions: extension-publichealth@berkeley.edu | (510) 642-1061

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70

Note: You do not need to submit test scores.

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Melanie Meyer

Melanie Meyer, M.S., Ph.D., helps health care organizations better utilize technology and data to deliver higher-quality care at a lower cost. For more than 15 years, she has worked in a wide variety of health care settings, including health system, physician practice, post-acute care, managed care, community health and academic medical center. Dr. Meyer is a recipient of the CHIA Literary Award and has written articles for Journal of AHIMA, Population Health Management and Gartner, among others. She uses a team-based, collaborate approach to enable enterprise-wide performance improvement through the successful integration of health care clinical and financial information systems with improved business operational processes across the continuum of care.

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