WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

HIM 2861

Prerequisites: Modules: 21-27

Text: No required texts

Instructor: Heather Merkley, RHIA

HIM 2861 course Long Term Care/Home Health Care Professional Practicum Experience Review

Performance Objectives:

1. Understanding of licensures & accreditations at practicum site

2. Understanding of preceptor and other staff members occupations

3. Identify the long term care/home health services and demographics.

4. Identify health information services structure and outside services.

5. Input from you on the HIM 2861 alternate care practicum site.

Using the information learned from the modules and onsite training for HIM 2861 please answer the following questions:

FACILITY _______________________________________________

PRECEPTOR NAME & JOB TITLE _______________________________________________

1. What are the preceptor job functions and responsibilities at your facility? List other staff members that you worked with and their job title and functions and responsibilities. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What licenses and accreditations does this facility meet. How often are they reviewed for each license and/or accreditation? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What services are available at this facility? Size? Is it a independent facility or part of a corporation?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What outside services does the HIM department contract with and why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Is Medical Records part of any other department or is it its own distinct department? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Were there any difficulties you had in completing the assigned modules in regard with this facility? If yes, explain. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Overall, what was your impression of the HIS/medical records department here? Explain_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DATE OF COMPLETION OF ALTERNATE CARE EXPERIENCE: _________________________

COMMENTS: _________________________________________________________________

STUDENT SIGNATURE: ____________________________________