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CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician HIT-001 Authorized Cert Guide, Rough Cuts

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  • Copyright 2012
  • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 416
  • Edition: 1st
  • Rough Cuts
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-296224-1
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-296224-7

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

Learn, prepare, and practice for CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician HIT-001 exam success with this CompTIA Approved Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification learning and a CompTIA Approved Platinum Partner.


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This study guide helps you master all the topics on the new Healthcare IT Technician HIT-001 exam, including

  • Healthcare IT roles and trends
  • Standards agencies, laws, and regulations
  • HIPAA controls and compliance
  • Record retention, disposal, and archiving
  • Comprehensive coverage of health IT security
  • EHR/EMR access roles and responsibilities
  • Setup and troubleshooting for EHR/EMR PCs, servers, and networks
  • Legal best practices, requirements, and documentation

In this best-of-breed study guide, two leading experts bring together all the knowledge, preparation hints, and test-taking tips you’ll need to succeed on your CompTIA HIT-001 exam, and transition into a successful Healthcare IT career. Their concise, focused approach explains each exam objective from a practical, real-world perspective, helping you quickly identify weaknesses, strengthen conceptual understanding and hands-on skills, and retain everything you’ll need to know.

Every feature of this book is designed to support both efficient exam preparation and long-term mastery:

  • Opening Topics Lists define the topics you’ll need to learn in each chapter, with numbering linked directly to official exam objectives
  • Concise Tables and Figures bring together knowledge in an easy-to-use format
  • Exam Tips call attention to the information that’s most crucial to know for the exam
  • Notes provide deeper context and links to additional information
  • Key Terms definitions and a complete glossary explain all of the field’s essential terminology
  • HIT in the Real World stories link concepts to real HIT work environments
  • Chapter Summaries help you quickly review every key topic
  • Acronym Drills reinforce learning of important acronyms
  • Review Quizzes help you gauge your knowledge; all answers are provided and explained at the end of the book
  • Practical Application critical thinking questions deepen your understanding

The companion CD contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction xxxix

Chapter 1 Introducing Healthcare IT 2

    The Importance of the HITECH Act 3

    Getting to Know Healthcare 5

        Types of Healthcare Facilities 6

        Focus on Hospitals 7

        Departments in the Hospital 8

        Patient Flow Through a Hospital Stay 9

        Inpatient Admittance 9

        Outpatient Admittance 11

        Emergency Department Patient 12

    The Goals of Healthcare IT 15

        Why Have IT in Healthcare? 15

        Prepare for a Career in Healthcare IT 16

    Chapter Summary 19

        The Importance of the HITECH Act 19

        Getting to Know Healthcare 19

        Goals of Healthcare IT 20

    Key Terms 20

    Acronym Drill 21

    Review Questions 22

    Practical Application 23

Chapter 2 Introducing Data Flow in HIT 24

    Learning Support Flow 25

    Getting to Know Information Systems 27

    Getting to Know HIS 28

        Functions of an HIS 29

    Getting to Know the Interface 33

        The Message 34

        The Message Path 36

    Following the Data Flow 38

        Three IS Sources of an ADT Message 39

        HIS-originated ADT Data Flow 39

        EDIS ADT Data Flow 40

        Perioperative IS Data Flow 42

        Data Flow Other Than ADT 44

        Pharmacy IS Data Flow 44

        RIS Data Flow 48

        LIS Data Flow 49

        EDIS Data Flow 52

    Chapter Summary 54

        Learning Support Flow 54

        Getting to Know Information Systems 54

        Getting to Know HIS 54

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