Course details

The student will identify essential healthcare and IT concepts and terminology and how to integrate the two realms of practice.

Course Outline

1 - Healthcare IT Fundamentals

  • Core Concepts in Healthcare IT
  • EMR/EHR Issues
  • Stakeholders, Regulations, and Standards
  • HIPAA Controls and Compliance

2 - The Medical Environment

  • Healthcare Organizations
  • Medical Terminology, Equipment, and Software
  • Medical Coding and Billing
  • Medical Computer Interfaces

3 - Using IT in the Medical Workplace

  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Manage Communication and Ethics Issues
  • Legal Best Practices, Requirements, and Documentation
  • Medical Document Imaging
  • Sanitation Management

4 - Healthcare IT Technical Components

  • Computing Essentials
  • Networking
  • Manage Servers and Software
  • Hardware Support

5 - Providing Medical IT Support

  • Set Up a Workstation
  • Troubleshoot Basic IT Issues
  • Troubleshoot Medical IT Issues
  • Implementation of an EMR/EHR System
  • Change Control

6 - Security

  • Manage Physical and Logical Security
  • Implement Security Best Practices and Threat Mitigation Techniques
  • Manage Remote Access
  • Manage Wireless Security
  • Perform Backups and Disaster Recovery

Target Audience: The typical student for this course is an experienced IT professional in a role such as desktop support technician, network administrator, systems administrator, or database administrator, who is looking for opportunities within the healthcare industry or may already be working within the healthcare industry. Such students want to prove through certification that they have the knowledge and skills required to implement, deploy, and support healthcare IT systems.

Related Certifications:

  • CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician

Related Exams:

  • CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician exam
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About New Horizons Ireland

With a very convenient location next to Jervis street in Dublin 1, we offer a wide range of IT and business skills courses and we can also send our instructors to your location.

We are 100% Irish owned, but we are also part of the largest independent IT Training Provider, New Horizons Computer Learning Centres who deliver more courses than any other IT training company.

Because we're local, we understand the needs of business and individuals in our community. Whether you choose to take classes in person or online, you're always welcome to call or stop by.

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