CIS 101 Internet Research

PHASE I - Formulation of Research Topic

At a minimum, the following information should be contained in your One-Note notebook
pages. Please also complete and submit this form to indicate you have completed the
research phase and your notebook is in the teacher’s dropbox or email.

Name: _Jessica Nordman_______

Program of Study at STI: _Health Information Services_
Due Date: __April 21, 2010__________________

20 Points Assigned Based on the Topic Chosen and Efforts Put Into
Searching for Information, and Notes Taken in a One-Note
notebook or section tab. The notebook should be named Your Name
CIS 101 Research Notebook

What is the topic you have formulated for your research project?
Health Information Services

At least 10 URLs should have been researched for your topic, prior
to selecting it. List them all in One-Note and highlight those that
you will actually use for this report.

Please collect research you have decided to use on pages in One-

Note, name these pages Word Report1, Word Report2, etc. Don’t
forget to include Excel numeric information on a page named
Excel.
 CIS 101 Research Report

Prepared for
David Kampmann

Prepared by
Jessica Nordman
Health Information Services

April 21, 2010

 HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES

What is your role in health care?

Your role in health care is to assemble patients' health information which includes:

medical history, symptoms, examination results, diagnostic tests, treatment methods, and all

other healthcare provider services. You organize and manage health information data by

ensuring its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security. You regularly communicate with the

physicians and other healthcare professionals to clarify the diagnoses or to obtain additional

information about the patient. Your duties may vary depending on how big or small the facility

is that you are working at and where you are placed in that facility.

Some Requirements

Some requirements for schooling:

Medical records and health information technicians generally have an associate degree.

Typical coursework in health information technology includes medical terminology,

anatomy and physiology, health data requirements and standards, clinical classification

and coding systems, data analysis, healthcare reimbursement methods, database security

and management, and quality improvement methods. Applicants can improve their

chances of admission into a postsecondary program by taking biology, math, chemistry,

health, and computer science courses in high school.

(<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm>)

Some other qualifications may include: meeting and convention planners must have

excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, the ability to work under pressure, and must pay

attention to detail. Depending on where you work and what you do the requirements and

qualification can be different, some places may require you to be licensed. You have to be able

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to secure patient records. You discussion of the patient is between you, the physician, and the

patient. You cannot discuss the patient records outside of work, so no telling your family and

friends about you read or hear about someone.

Advancements

Some advancement opportunities you can get after gaining experience in an occupation.

Advancement can come in several forms, including advancement within the occupation, such as

promotion to a management position; or advancement into other occupations. Once you start to

advance in your field you start to gain more and more responsibility. Some may also advance

their careers by obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree or by seeking an advanced specialty

certification.

Hours and Work Environment

You work in pleasant and comfortable offices. This is one of the few health-related

occupations in which there is no direct hands-on patient care. Depending on what you are doing

for the day you may have to be able it sit or stand for a certain amount of hours. You usually

work a typical 40-hour week, but some overtime may be required. In health facilities that are

open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, technicians may work day, evening, and night shifts. In

your job you may have to opportunity to work either part-time or full-time hours, there may be

traveling required, and to know the use of your computer.

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 REFERENCES
<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm>

<http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2001.htm

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Projections data from the National Employment Matrix

Change, 2008-2018
Occupational Title SOC Code Employment, 2008 Projected Employment, 2018 Number Percent
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29-2071 172500 207600 =SUM(D5-C5) =SUM(E5/C5)

<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm>
 Jessica Nordman
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Projections data from the National Employment Matrix

Change, 2008-2018
Occupational Title SOC Code Employment, 2008 Projected Employment, 2018 Number Percent
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29-2071 172,500 207,600 35,100 20%

<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm>