1. Introducing HIT

• 1.1 Goals of HIT
• 1.2 HITECH Act
• 1.3 Introduction to Healthcare Facilities, Patient Flow, Departments in a Hospital

2. Introducing Data Flow in HIT

• 2.1 Support Flow, Introduction to Hospital Information Systems,
• 2.2 Function of HIS, Interfaces and Data Flow

3. Regulatory Requirements

• 3.1 Standard Agencies, HIPAA Controls and Compliance Issues
• 3.2 Agencies Governing Healthcare, Rules of Record Retention and Disposal
• 3.3 Types of Health Records, Legal Best Practices and Documentation

4. Organizational Behavior

• 4.1 Handling PHI, Applying Proper Communication Method
• 4.2 Identifying EMR/HER Access Roles
• 4.3 Identifying Organizational Structures and Different Methods of Operations, Executing Daily Activities

5. IT Operations

• 5.1 How the Internet or Intranet Works
• 5.2 Managing Network Resources
• 5.3 Configuring a Workstation and Peripherals

6. Medical Business Operations

• 6.1 Understanding the Clinical Environment, How a Healthcare Interface Works
• 6.2 Supporting Software Used in Clinical Environments

7. Security

• 7.1 Security Attacks, Permission Levels, Security Best Practices, Disposing of PHI