Overview

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE

Brief Description of the Course
To organize a medical records department, it is essential to have personal trained in medical record technology by means of covering topics such as medical record sciences, Anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, Biostatistics, medical record& hospital administration, coding of disease& operations, computer applications and English and communication skills in its curriculum.

The course involves hands-on training in

• Registration of patients at the admission and O.P.D counters- the points of interaction with patients and their attendants.
• Checking & compiling hospital census.
• Systematic assembling of medical records and quantitative ‘ deficiency checking’ for completion.
• Coding of disease and operations for generating statistical reports.
• Dealing with medico-legal aspects of cases.
• Liaison with medico-legal aspects of cases.
• Initation of formalities for registration of births and deaths, and liaison with the registrar (Births and deaths).

Conducted by: Indian Medical Association (IMA)/ Bharat Sevak Samaj (BSS)

The course is conducted by the Indian Medical Association (IMA)/ Bharat Sevak Samaj (BSS) and is run in accordance with their guidelines by Asian Institute of Allied Health Sciences. Rules and regulations framed by Asian Institute of Allied Health Sciences for this purpose will be binding on the students.

Highlights

• Opportunity to learn fundamentals of management of medical records with hands-on practical training.
• High demand leading to ready availability of job opportunities.

Aims

The course aims to train students in.

• Collection, preservation and retrieval of healthcare information.
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of health records.
• Classification and coding of disease and operations.
• Medico-legal aspects and related statutory laws of the country relating to healthcare

Learning Outcome

After successful completion of the course, students will be trained medical record professional competent in.

• Designing hospital forms.
• Organization and management of a medical records department.
• Assisting the hospital management with important statistical inputs.
• Providing health information to medical professionals and governments agencies for research or other purposes.

Eligibility

Basic educational qualification. 10+2 passed from a recognized Board Examination with Physics, Chemistry Biology and English with 50% marks.

• The candidate must have completed 17 years of age and must be less than 25 years of age on the date of commencement of the course.
• Knowledge of computer usage or typing will be an added advantage.