Electronic Health Records (EHR) professionals play a critical role in maintaining, collecting and analyzing the data that health care providers rely on to deliver high quality health care. They are experts in managing patient health information and medical records, administering computer information systems and coding the diagnoses and procedures for health care services provided to patients.
EHR professional duties can include operating computer information systems, coding diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement, maintaining quality control of health records, and more. These professionals are nurses, doctors, certified nursing assistants, medical coders and billers, emergency medical technicians, EHR software specialists, dentists, and physician assistants. They are the caretakers and guardians of personal health information, ensuring that confidential patient information is secured and released only according to strict state and federal laws.
EHR professionals work in a multitude of settings throughout the health care industry including hospitals, physician offices and clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, long-term care facilities, insurance companies, medical societies, EHR software companies, non-profit healthcare organizations, and government agencies.
Students interested in enrolling in this intensive six months certificate EHR program must submit an EHR Admissions Checklist and an EHR Enrollment Application along with all supporting documents, failure to do so will delay enrollment. Upon completion of the program, students are required to take the Health Information Technology Professional (HIT Pro) National Competency Exam given by Pearson Vue Testing and will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Pre-requisite: Electronic Health Records participants must have a prior background in Information Technology (IT) and/or Healthcare/Medical, a HS Diploma/GED, must be able to pass a drug screening, pass the CASAS Examination at the 9th grade levels in Reading and Math.
Credential: Certificate
Course hours/Duration: Six (6) months
Start Date:
Boot Camp: April 9, 2012 – April 20, 2012
Monday – Friday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Classes: April 30, 2012 – October 25, 2012
Monday – Thursday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Computer Lab: June 2012 – October 2012
Saturdays 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Electronic Health Records program will provide training in the following areas:
Electronic Health Records Systems Engineer
- Acts as a “Help Desk” specialist.
- Maintains systems, including patching and upgrading of software.
- Interacts with end users to diagnose, document and correct IT problems.
- Evaluates effectiveness of issues resolution and support systems security and standards.
- Provides on-site user support for the implementation of Electronic Health Records systems.
- Installs and configures software to meet practice needs.
- Vendors to rectify problems during deployment
- Some data entry work required.
Electronic Health Records Systems Consultant
- Acts a “Project Manager”.
- Provides on-site management of mobile support teams before deployment.
- Applies project/change management principles to create implementation plans that achieves project goals.
- Will have prior management or supervisory experience.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Return completed Application to the Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning Department 801 N. Capitol St., NE 20002, Suite 317. The NEW deadline for applications for the Electronic Health Records Program is Friday, March 16, 2012. For additional information, contact ehrprogram@udc.edu or (202) 274-6535.
The Electronic Health Records (EHR) program is funded by the Office of the National Coordinator of Information Technology (ONC) of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Grant #90cc0080 under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
