MR 206 - Lab for MR 205

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes the application, review and investigation of specialized record systems following state, federal, and accreditation guidelines for alternative health care delivery systems. These systems include long-term care, ambulatory care, psychiatric, home health, managed care and other specialties. Details of record systems, reimbursement systems and regulations will be applied.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

become familiar with the methods of routine record keeping in alternative care settings;
define content requirements for non-acute care records;
define the standards of accrediting and licensing organizations;
define the content of the medical record;
interpret and respond to standards of licensure, accreditation, certification, and other regulatory agencies specific to alternative care records;
define the flow and processing of clinical information for various healthcare systems;
- admission/patient registration process;
- flow of record through the medical/health record department; and
- record completion processes and guidelines.
understand the components of medical/health record both paper and electronic and reimbursement systems to include: ambulatory, long-term care, managed care, psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities;
evaluate the current computer technology as it relates to the medical/health record in the various types of facilities;
differentiate between reimbursement systems utilized in different health care settings;
identify the components of compliance plan;
monitor and comply with current state and federal coding regulations;
utilize a variety of health information resources ;
- list serves;
- journals;
- books;
- web sites.

Prerequisites: MR 203, MR 204
Corequisites: MR 205, MR 253
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