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Major: 5705
Effective Term: 2011 Spring   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 17
CIP Code: 52.0299
Instructional Council: Business/Management (03)

GPA: 2.00
SOC Code:


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Management of Clinical Information Technology: Clinical Technology Consulting program trains workers to suggest solutions for health IT implementation problems in clinical and public health settings and address workflow and data collection issues from a clinical perspective, including quality measurement and improvement. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree is also available.


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Required Courses
CIS128 Databases in Practice Management 3
GBS110 Human Relations in Business and Industry 3
+ HSE106 Introduction to HIPAA Privacy Rule 2
+ CIS228 Advanced Databases for Practice Management 3
+ CIS225 Business Systems Analysis and Design 3
+ MGT228 Management, Planning, and Leadership for Health Information Technology 3
Credits: 17

Program Competencies
1. Apply policies and procedures to ensure data control, security, privacy, and confidentiality of health information maintained in electronic health information management systems. (CIS128)
2. Describe and apply professional standards and regulatory guidelines to ensure security of electronic health information. (CIS128)
3. Design and configure a health information management system to interface with electronic claims processing, medical billing, and other types of health care systems. (CIS128)
4. Demonstrate competency in extracting data for required management and ad hoc reports. ( CIS128)
5. Discuss the migration path from organizational strategy to implementation, including meaningful use criteria. (CIS 228)
6. Describe components of health IT standards (including HL7 and TC215) for health information exchange. (CIS 228)
7. Describe data standards required for the interoperable exchange of health care data, including terminology, data elements, document standards, imaging standards, and medical device standards. (CIS 228)
8. Apply Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), meaningful use, Joint Commission and National Patient Safety Goals to decisions about commercial Electronic Health Records (EHR) vendor selection, when given typical workplace scenarios. (CIS 228)
9. Evaluate EHR systems based on vendor strategies for terminology management, knowledge management and data exchange. (CIS 228)
10. Configure an EHR system to achieve features required for meaningful use, including order sets, data entry tables, templates, reports, and clinical decision support. (CIS 228)
11. Explain why interpersonal communication skills are important and demonstrate improved communication skills. (GBS110)
12. Describe types of organizational communication and how to overcome communication barriers. (GBS110)
13. Describe the importance of maintaining the privacy of personal health information and consequences of intentional or unintentional disclosure. (HSE106)
14. Identify resources available to maintain compliance and currency with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. (HSE106)
15. Identify a list of policies and procedures necessary for compliance with HIPAA`s Privacy Rule. (HSE106)
16. Describe the potential impact and consequences of non-compliance with HIPAA`s Privacy Rule. (HSE106)
17. Develop plans for conversion, schedules, and training materials for a hypothetical business system. (CIS225)
18. Design forms, procedures, and reports (both oral and written) as required for approval and installation of a business system. (CIS225)
19. Use top-down, structured methods to construct flowcharts, decision tables, data flow diagrams, and other charts and graphs to plan a hypothetical business system. (CIS225)
20. Demonstrate leadership skills and expertise by participating in individual and group activities. (MGT228)
21. Discuss the role of medical ethics and professional values in care delivery including such issues as privacy, ethical conflicts, and health disparities. ((MGT228)
22. Compare and contrast the function of the Joint Commission, FDA, CDC, and NIH, with an emphasis on EHRs. (MGT228)
23. Discuss legal issues in medicine including HIPAA, confidentiality, medical malpractice, and tort reform. (MGT228)
24. Describe evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, and quality indicators in medicine and identify key organizations involved in developing clinical guidelines. (MGT228)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 14, 2010

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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