Medical Record Technician (MRT) Course

About Course

The World Health Organization stated that the proper collection, management and use of information within the healthcare systems will determine the system's effectiveness in detecting health problems, defining priorities, identifying innovative solutions and allocating resources to improve health outcomes.

Every day, tens of thousands of people across the country visits various healthcare facilities, and these facilities generate huge volume of information pertaining to people health. The majority of healthcare data of a patient is recorded digitally or manually maintained and this includes a wide range of information such as socio-demographic details, family history, past and present illness, physical findings, investigation reports, diagnosis, treatment, medication, etc. Proper management of such vital health record data is crucial for patient and physician for continuity of care as well as beneficial for different purposes: health insurance, statistics, research, healthcare administration, policy formulation, public health management, medico-legal cases etc. It is the responsibility of a Medical record assistant to collect, store, analyse and disseminate such healthcare data within the healthcare system. A record assistant also ensures the accuracy, quality and timeliness of patient.

• Chapter-1
  1. Introduction to healthcare delivery system & different hospital departments
• Chapter-2
  2. Role of the medical record assistant
• Chapter-3
  3. Structure and function of human body
• Chapter-4
  4. Introduction to medical records

• Chapter-5
  5. Basic sensitization to laboratory tests & diagnostic procedures
• Chapter-6
  6. Medical terminology
• Chapter-7
  7. Medical records receiving & review
• Chapter-8
  8. Softwares for medical records management
• Chapter-9
  9. Retention, preservation and destruction of medical records.
• Chapter-10
  10. Confidentiality, consent, reporting & documentation
• Chapter-11
  11. Medical record room operations & management
• Chapter-12
  12. Medical Coding: International Classification of Disease (ICD) and International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
• Chapter-13
  13. Introduction to statistics.
• Chapter-14
  14. Database management, statistical analysis & interpretation
• Chapter-15
  15. Statutory compliance
• Chapter-16
  16. Sensitization on current best practices in Medical record & Health Information Management System (HIMS)
• Chapter-17
  17. Maintain professional and medico-legal conduct
• Chapter-18
  18. Basic sensitization to Waste Management
• Chapter-19
  19. Basic sensitization to Infection control policies and procedures
• Chapter-20
  20. Maintain interpersonal relationship with colleagues and others
• Chapter-21
  21. Safety, Emergency Medical response & First Aid
• Chapter-22
  22. Basic Computer Knowledge