4credit hour(s)Prerequisite:IRW 0980 + MATH 0970 or appropriate placement score. Presents an overview of health care delivery and examines the role of various providers and disciplines throughout the continuum of health care services and the information system policies and procedures required by national health information initiatives. Emphasis is on the origin, use content and format of health records; storage and retrieval systems, numbering and filing systems, record retention procedures and the basic functions of the health information division such as abstracting, incomplete chart control and release of information, accreditation and licensure standards applicable to health records.