What you'll learn:
- The fundamental functions of an Electronic Healthcare Records system
- Meaningful use and its impact on adopting EHRs
- The impact of EHRs on today's healthcare system
- How the new "Cures" Act will help interoperability of EHRs
Note: This course was recently updated (Dec 2022)
WHY IS THIS COURSE IMPORTANT?
Electronic Healthcare Record Systems are the foundation for significantly improved healthcare services in the future. It not only serves as a repository for all patient records but has the potential of unifying all of healthcare information from a wide variety of sources. It has the potential of improving the processes within out healthcare systems. It is also a treasure trove of information, which when mined, can potentially lead to significant discoveries on the treatment of disease.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
You will learn:
Digital vs paper patient records
Definition of EMR, EHR, PHR
The need for a unified view of our records
Key components of an EHR system
The Patient's perspective
The Clinicians perspective
Technology Issues
Meaningful use
The 21st Century "Cures" Act and how it will help.
WHO IS THE IDEAL STUDENT FOR THIS COURSE?
You will learn a lot from this course if you are
Thinking about choosing healthcare as a career
Looking to advance your career in healthcare
Looking to expand your knowledge of healthcare to better perform your current job and better understand how it fits into the ecosystem of patient care and better serve those in need
Curious about everything and want to learn more about healthcare just for the sake of expanding your knowledge base.
This course includes:
Video lectures
Quiz to test your retention
Significant number of resources to do a deeper dive into this topic.
WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING STYLE?
My teaching style is a very pragmatic one. I assume you know nothing about this topic and start with the foundation and build from there. Some of these concepts could be challenging, so I sprinkle in as many examples as I can, both non healthcare and healthcare, to assure full understanding of the topic. This is why I have appended "Plain and Simple" to all my courses.
WHY ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO TEACH THIS COURSE?
I spent 35 years in the designing and launching of medical imaging products and services. My career evolved from leading engineering teams, to becoming VP Marketing and then to president of a Healthcare IT firm. It is also based on 15 years of university teaching.
