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Hello students, so it is important that the health information management him department provides the accurate information to the outside requesters because this information can be used for a variety of important purpose including number one health care for the patient outside requesters such as physician, hospitals and other health care provider may request information from the him department in order to provide the best possible care to their patients.
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For example, a physician may request a patient's medical record in order to make a diagnosis or develop a treatment plan accordingly.
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Public health information, public health agency may request information from the him department in order to track the spread of the disease, identify the risk factor and develop the public health plans.
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For example, a public health agency may request data on the number of the people who have been vaccinated against a particular disease.
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Number third is in insurance or the regulatory purpose insurance companies and the government regulatory agency may require information from the him department in order to process and claims investigated fraud ensure that the health care providers are compiling the compiling with the regulations.
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For example, an insurance company may request a copy of the patient's medical record in order to determine where is claim is come cover whether the claim is covered.
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So number now example of a situation that would require that the him department to give information to an outside agency, a patient transfer from one hospital to another.
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The new hospital will need to request the patient's medical record from the original hospital or the old hospital in order to provide the patients with the best possible care and further treatment can be done according to the old reports.
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The him department at the original hospital will need to release the patient's medical record to the new hospital in a timely and accurate manner.
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So here is a situation where there is a consult to the him department.
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Type of the information that the him department would be required to provide.
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The type of the information that the him department would be required to provide with vary depending on the specific request.
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However, some common type of the information that may be requested including patient demographics that is name, date of birth, address.
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So these personal information type things medical history that is allergy medical, medical history type things, vaccination type things, laboratory results, imaging reports, discharge summaries...