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Certified Professional EMR Specialist (CPEMS)

The PACS Administrators Registry and Certification Association (PARCA) introduced a new EMR administration certification in 2012 as part of a revitalization process for certification levels for Health care Imaging and IT professionals. This certification as a Certified Professional EMR Specialist (CPEMS) allows individuals to gain knowledge about EMR components and EMR system administration. The CPEMS certification requires a detailed knowledge about the EMR systems, and all of the applicable interface standards such as DICOM, HL7 and IHE, but especially the documentation exchange as defined by HL7 version 3 (CDA). In addition, the necessary steps for an EMR implementation preparation are to be mastered as well.

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Summary of Requirements

EHR introduction and architecture; components, EHR, PHR (33%)
EHR standards; DICOM, HL7 V2 and V3, CDA documents, IHE profiles (33%)
Implementation preparation; data entry, validation and certification, process (33%)

Requirement Details

1. EHR Introduction and Architecture
     1.1 Goals, Justification and Characteristics
          1.1.1 EHR Definition
          1.1.2 Justification and Benefits
          1.1.3 Stages and Adoption Model
          1.1.4 HIS and Department Systems
          1.1.5 EMR/PHR characteristics
          1.2.1 Longitudinal Record
          1.2.2 Data Entry
          1.2.3 Information Exchange
          1.2.4 Health Information Exchange
          1.2.5 Certification
          1.2.6 U.S. Federal Requirements
          1.3.1 Core
          1.3.2 Medication Management
          1.3.3 Storage Components
          1.3.4 Storage Architecture
          1.3.5 Enterprise and VNA
          1.3.6 Document and Electronic Input
          1.3.7 Image Input Profiles
          1.4.1 EDMS
          1.4.2 Smart Peripherals
          1.4.3 Input Sources
          1.4.4 Messaging, Results and External Interfaces
          1.4.5 Dose Reporting
          1.4.6 EHR Portals
          1.4.7 Patient Financial Services
          1.5.1 Definition and Attributes
          1.5.2 PHR dimensions
          1.5.3 Contents
          1.5.4 Stakeholders
          1.5.5 Integration and Cost
          1.5.6 Implementation Issues
2. Standards
     2.1 Healthcare IT Standards
          2.1.1 Levels of Standardization for communication
          2.1.2 Levels of Application level Standardization
          2.1.3 Relationship between DICOM, HL7 and IHE
          2.1.4 HL7 V2 message structure
          2.1.5 HL7 V2 message sample
     2.2 Imaging Standards
          2.2.1 DICOM Protocol
          2.2.2 DICOM Class Concept
          2.2.3 DICOM Encoding
          2.2.4 DICOM Services
          2.2.5 Image Display Consistency
     2.3 Messaging - HL7 V3
          2.3.1 Difference between V2 and V3
          2.3.2 Transactions
          2.3.3 Encoding
          2.3.4 CDA
          2.3.5 Exchange Documents
     2.4 IHE
          2.4.1 Profiles and Domains
          2.4.2 Laboratory
          2.4.3 Patient Care Coordination
          2.4.4 Patient Care Devices
          2.4.5 IT Infrastructure
     2.5 EHR/PHR Functional Standards
          2.5.1 EHR Direct Care
          2.5.2 EHR Supportive Care
          2.5.3 EHR ITI
          2.5.4 Personal Health
          2.5.5 PHR Supportive Care
          2.5.6 PHR ITI
3. EHR/PHR Preparation
     3.1 Data Entry
          3.1.1 EHR data types
          3.1.2 Templates
          3.1.3 Coding Introduction
          3.1.4 Coding Implications
          3.1.5 Vocabularies
          3.1.6 Coding Schemes
          3.1.7 Nursing Codes
          3.1.8 Data Models
     3.2 Validation and Certification
          3.2.1 Validation
          3.2.2 Test Scenarios
          3.2.3 Build
          3.2.4 Certification areas and agencies
          3.2.5 Functional Breakdown
          3.2.6 Modular Breakdown
     3.3 Implementation Process
          3.3.1 Lifecycle
          3.3.2 Workflow
          3.3.3 Usability
          3.3.4 Challenges
          3.3.5 Barriers
          3.3.6 PHR Issues
     3.4 Regulatory Factors
          3.4.1 Signatures
          3.4.2 Legality of Signatures
          3.4.3 Privacy and Security
          3.4.4 Consent
          3.4.5 Data Considerations
          3.4.6 Access
          3.4.7 Accuracy
          3.4.8 Risk Analysis
     3.5 System Monitoring and Reporting
          3.5.1 KPI
          3.5.2 Dash Boards
          3.5.3 System Monitoring
          3.5.4 FMEA
          3.5.5 Spares, back-up