Health Care Information Technology
by Talsha Johnson
1. HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAREERS
1.1. Cancer Registrar
1.2. Chief Information Officer
1.3. Coding and Reimbursement Specialist
1.4. Chief Knowledge Officer
1.5. Health Information Manager
1.6. Health Insurance Specialist
1.7. Health Services Manager
1.8. Medical Assistant
1.9. Medical Transcriptionist
2. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
3. MEDICAL BILLING
4. PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
5. PATIENT PORTAL
6. ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
7. E-PRESCRIBING
8. SCHEDULING
9. HEALTHCARE REFORM
9.1. PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT(PPACA)
9.2. HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT(HIPAA)
9.3. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ECONOMIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH ACT(HITECH)
9.3.1. LED TO CHANGES IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY REGARDING PATIENT INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRs)