Drieca Hopkins
Houston ISD
Health Science CTE Teacher with HISD since 2016
AAS Degree in Health Information Technology - Houston Community College 2010
Certified Professional Coder, Certified Billing and Coding Specialist, Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
25+ Years' Experience in the Medical Administrative field
'Real-world experience' is what we give our students, right? As health science teachers, we all know the struggle in finding or obtaining certain resources in order to masterfully teach our students. In this session, we will focus on the heart of ANY medical setting- The Electronic Health Record. The EHR is the central component of the health IT infrastructure. Health information is the data related to a person's medical history, including symptoms, diagnoses, procedures, and outcomes. A health record includes information such as: a patient's history, lab results, X-rays, clinical information, demographic information, and notes. Last, and most important, we will focus on certifications in Medical Billing and Coding- where we transcribe the data into codes for financial reimbursement. In other words, WE handle the BUSINESS of Medicine!