Electronic Health Record and Electronic Medical Record Systems Course
Electronic medical records, the digital version of paper charts, are used in all healthcare settings — hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, long-term care facilities, clinics, and physician offices. Medical coding students and newly certified professional coders who enter the industry with an understanding of electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) systems have an advantage.
With the EHR and EMR Systems Course, you can boost your employability and move into your coding role and responsibilities faster. This course is designed to help students understand the basic navigation of electronic health records and electronic medical records.
Students will also learn regulatory considerations of EHRs/EMRs, common navigation of EHRs, template development, best practices for EHRs, how to avoid common misuse of EHRs, and how to provide feedback to providers to improve clinical documentation.
Education and experience requirements
None
Continuing education units (CEUs)
Approval for 3.5 CEUs upon successful course completion.
Course syllabus
Required books
None
Course format
This is an online self-paced instruction course. You get the flexibility to complete the course on your own time, at your own pace with on-demand training. Get the help you need from the certified coaching team at any point in your training via email.
Certificate of completion
Certificate issued upon completion with a 70% passing score.
Who should take this course?
The EHR and EMR Systems Course is for anyone who wants to gain a thorough understanding of the navigation of electronic health records and electronic medical records.
Course objectives
Identify regulatory considerations that impact EHR/EMRs
Learn navigation of EHR/EMRs
Understand template development
List best practices for EHR/EMRs
Identify common misuses of EHR/EMRs