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Moving Towards a Legal Electronic Reccord: Turning Theory into Practice

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“An excellent seminar. The information was a nice blend of basic, moderate, and advanced levels. The networking was invaluable, speaking with peers and learning from their experiences. Highly recommend it.”

Denise Dunyak, RHIA

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During this hands-on workshop, there will be a full half-day focused on the Legal Electronic Health Record (LEHR). Participants will review and practice using tools and information to help organizations using paper-based health records move to using electronic health records. Expert faculty and AHIMA staff will offer the newest ideas and materials on this subject.

Reasons to Attend:

1.	Learn a process for determining whether your organization's path will lead to achieving a legal electronic health record."
2.	Get an update on the latest word on e-Discovery rules.
3.	Learn about the importance of testing vignettes that your organization can use when implementing an electronic health record.
4.	Practice mapping the flow of data and learn the importance of this exercise for implementation of an electronic health record.
5.	Evaluate how HIM department requirements fit in with the electronic health record and how to analyze whether your department’s needs will be met.
6.	Cut through the alphabet soup and get up-to-date views on current issues and initiatives in the healthcare industry relevant to e-HIM.
7.	Take advantage of networking to learn from others how they are approaching the challenge of implementing the EHR.
8.	Develop sample policies that you can take back to your organization.
9.	Leave with electronic copies of tools, resources and practice guidelines developed by e-HIMTM workgroups for your use.
10.	Gain an understanding of the importance of thinking about health records as data and documents.

What You’ll Take Away

•	Sample policies you’ll put to immediate use
•	An understanding of the complexities of the Legal Health Record (LHR) and how to apply them in your facility (we provide the tools you need!)
•	Practical knowledge about current topics related to the EHR and how to apply formal record management practices in an enterprise EHR environment
•	An understanding of how to position HIM’s role within EHR strategies and what HIM requirements are important to any enterprise EHR strategy
•	How to develop useful tools for departmental and enterprise EHR projects from hands on exercises

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