BSBMED401 - Manage patient recordkeeping system

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Unit code: BSBMED401 | Study level: TAFE
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City King St
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage a patient recordkeeping system within a medical environment and to supervise others. It covers clarifying roles and responsibilities, managing the operation of a patient recordkeeping system, and reviewing and improving the system. The unit does not cover the design of a new system but does cover reviews and improvements to an existing system.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • manage a patient recordkeeping system and supervise its use;
  • document how records have been accessed and archived by staff or self in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements, and;
  • provide activities to others that support correct use of a patient record system.

Note: if a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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