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  <FAI:CourseTitle FAI:level="Introduction"  FAI:code="HIT">
	CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician Exam Prep
  </FAI:CourseTitle>  
  
  <FAI:CourseCategory>CompTIA</FAI:CourseCategory>
     
  <FAI:SummaryInfo>

    <FAI:CourseDesc FAI:version="Jul10">
	The CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician 
	certification covers the knowledge and skills required to implement, deploy, and support 
	healthcare IT systems in various clinical settings.    
	This course will prepare you for the CompTIA Healthcare IT Certification examination and includes
	course materials and an exam voucher.
    </FAI:CourseDesc>

    <FAI:CourseDuration>
	3 Days
    </FAI:CourseDuration>

    <FAI:CourseAudience>
	Individuals seeking IT positions in the healthcare industry 
	who wish to demonstrate their knowledge of IT within the Healthcare industry.
    </FAI:CourseAudience>

    <FAI:CourseObjectives>

      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with the relevant regulatory bodies, laws, and requirements" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand basic healthcare terms, facilities, and functions" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with EMR/EMH electronic data protocols and standards" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the basic roles and functions of healthcare entities" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with basic computer networking concepts and terms" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with basic data storage concepts and terms" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with basic IT Security concepts and their relevance to the healthcare industry" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be prepared to take the CompTIA Healthcare IT examination" />
    </FAI:CourseObjectives>

    <FAI:CourseSetupList>
    </FAI:CourseSetupList>    

    <FAI:CourseTextList>
      <FAI:Text FAI:title="Course Workbook" />
    </FAI:CourseTextList>    

    <FAI:CoursePrerequisiteList>
    </FAI:CoursePrerequisiteList>    

  </FAI:SummaryInfo>  

  <FAI:TopicList>                                  

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Introduction">
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Welcome"/>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Healthcare Challenge for IT"/>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Course Objectives"/>
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
    
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Healthcare Fundamentals" >
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Organizational Structures and Different Methods of Operation" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Hospitals" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Private Practice" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Nursing Homes" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Assisted Living Facility" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Home Healthcare" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Hospice" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Ambulatory Surgery Center" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Medical Departments" />
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Code of Conduct" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Adapting Procedural Behavior..." />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Adapting Social Behavior..." />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Medical Precautionary Guidelines" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Hand Cleaning Standards" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Basic Clinical Terms" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Medical Roles" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Computers and Peripherals" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Types of Computers" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Peripheral Devices" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Medical Applications" />
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Peripheral Maintenance and Troubleshooting" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Keyboard Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Mouse Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Monitor and Display Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="3D Video" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Troubleshooting and Maintaining Printers" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Ports and Connectivity" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>		
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Computer Troubleshooting and Maintenance Basics" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Operating System" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Preventative Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Motherboard Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Power On Self Test (POST)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Power Supply Unit (PSU)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="CPU Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="RAM (Random Access Memory) Maintenace and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Expansion Card Maintenance and Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Important Things to Keep in Mind" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Technical Roles" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />		
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Network Foundations">
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="OSI Module" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="OSI Model" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Router Setup and Configuration" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Setup and Configuring Port Forwarding" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Physical Network" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Network Devices" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Internet Modem" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Mobile Devices" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Tablets" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Portable Media Players" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Clinical Vendor Applications" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>		
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Network Protocols" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="The TCP/IP Suite" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Installing and Configuring DHCP" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Foundations of the Intranet and the Internet" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Intranet" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Internet" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Extranet" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Peer-to-Peer Network" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Client-Server Model" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Mainframe" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Terminal Services" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Virtualization" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="API (Application Program Interface)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Ethernet" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Computer Applications" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Application Types" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Application Languages" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Wireless Connectivity" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Methods of Wireless Connectivity" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Wireless Access Point Security" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Bluetooth" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Wireless Access Point Configurations" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Guest Networks" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Network and Business Communications" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Email" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Instant Messaging" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Short Message Service" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Telecom / Voice Over IP" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Electronic Medical Records (EMR)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Facsimile (Fax)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Secure FTP" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Database Concepts" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Data Review" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Types of Databases" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Database Languages" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Reports" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Application Servers and Interfaces" />
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Network Troubleshooting" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Layered Network Troubleshooting Essentials" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Logical Network" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Troubleshooting Common Network Issues" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Healthcare Environment" >
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Medical Devices in the Medical Facility" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Interface Problems with Healthcare Devices" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Clinical Environment" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Clinical Processes" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Healthcare Software Modules" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />
				
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Medical Interfaces" >
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Medical Interfaces" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Provider Types" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="ePrescribing" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Controlled Substances and ePrescribing" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Billing" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="EMR/EHR Outbound Communication" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Types of Codes" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Billing Clearinghouse Interface" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Clinical Software and Change Control" >
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Clinical Software and Problems" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Compatibility" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Daily Business Expectations and Upgrades" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Software Modules Troubleshooting" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Support and Troubleshooting" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Change Control Best Practices" />						
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />				
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Document Storage and Management" >
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Storage Options" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Storage Basics" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Files" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="File Types" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Storage" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Document Imaging" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Step 1: Document Preparation" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Installing and Configuring Imaging Devices" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Module Summary" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />			
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Security" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Authentication Types" />
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Physical Security" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Location for Hardware" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Environmental Factors" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Access Control" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Roles and Responsibilities" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Passwords" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Directory Services" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Cryptography and PKI" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Terms" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Hash Functions" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Symmetric Encryption" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Asymmetric Cryptography" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Other Uses of Asymmetric Cryptography" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and SSL (Secure Socket Layer)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Securing Communication" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Securing Data" />
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Remote Access and Firewalls" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Technologies and Hardware" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Types of Firewalls and Applying Rules" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Remote Access" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="HTTPS and FTPS" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Terminal Emulation" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="SSH (Secure Shell)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="RDC (Remote Desktop Connection)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Tunneling" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Wireless Security" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Physical Implementations" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Secure Configuration" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Other Security Considerations" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Security Protocols" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Business Continuity" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Business Continuance (BC)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Disaster Recovery (DR)" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Disaster Recovery Practices" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Backup Configurations" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Backup Storage | Courier" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Case Study: Brittania Health Systems" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Executive Summary" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Disaster Recovery Summary" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Solution Design" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="RTO Level I Functional Priority" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="RTO Level II Functional Priority" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Healthcare IT Attack Venues" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Security Concepts" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />			
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Regulatory Requirements" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Agencies" />
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="HIPAA Compliance" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Data Compliance / HIPAA" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="HIPAA Violations" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Best Practices and Documentation" >
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Legal Best Practices" />
			<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Business Associate Agreements (BAA)" />
		</FAI:SuperTopic>
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Lab Exercises" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review: Exam Objectives" />			
	</FAI:SuperTopic>

  </FAI:TopicList>

  <FAI:Appendix FAI:title="Lab Exercise: Solutions" />
  <FAI:Appendix FAI:title="Glossary" />
    
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