July 23, 2007

AHIMA Office

Chicago, IL

Attend this vital Institute to discover how clinical terminologies systems are used in the electronic health record (EHR) and electronic health record system (EHR-S).

Learn about the roles and functions of a clinical terminology manager to polish your leadership skills in this important area of HIM practice. Bolster your knowledge of how clinical terminology is used in healthcare delivery system, and understand a knowledge management approach to facilitate decision support and improve information integrity.

How You Will Benefit

• Review the CPT Data Model and the use of CPT data maps including a hands on demonstration from the experts at the American Medical Association
• Recognize and evaluate the role of interface terminologies used in electronic health record systems from leading edge speakers, including Dr. Peter Elkin from Mayo Clinic and Dr. Suzanne Bakken from Columbia University
• Evaluate the pros and cons of a specific terminology or vocabulary for problem list encoding in an EHR
• Gain useful knowledge and processes for leading an organization in the use clinical terminology systems
• Review the purpose and utility of various informatics tools used by terminology managers and clinicians in the cyber café session
• Reference the take – home workbook that includes the latest foundational articles and research concerning clinical terminology standards and initiatives.

What You Will Cover

• How to lead efforts for use of clinical terminologies to create greater interoperability and data integrity in electronic health record systems
• Using the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Data Model and CPT related data maps
• The Role of Interface Terminologies in Facilitating Clinical Data Entry in an EHR
• Evaluation of Ambulatory EHR Problem List Terminology Candidates
• Leadership Framework for Clinical Terminology Implementation
• Cyber Café: Technical experts from software developers demonstrate how terminology tools solve problems and improve services in an electronic environment

Who Should Attend

Individuals interested in creating a working knowledge of clinical terminology and medical vocabulary systems and those interested in increasing their skills and networking contacts related to technology tools that support terminology management.

Continuing Education Units:

Earn 6 CEUs upon completion.

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