Title: (Optional) Demonstrate the assessment of abstracted information from medical records and other documents, applying knowledge of medical terminology.
Course: Medical Terminology (18 weeks) (14154-I) > Section: Understanding Health Informatics

Demonstration should include

- assessing information for appropriateness, accuracy, and completeness
- assessing information for adherence to legal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it essential to have knowledge of medical terminology when abstracting information from medical records?
- What healthcare careers are involved with differentiating information within medical records?
- How might abstracting information from medical records affect reimbursements?
- Where would you find legal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines related to abstracting information from medical records?
- How do insurance companies make use of the EMR?
- How do healthcare workers make use of the EMR?