DPRC Training Materials

The Study Guide

The DPRC digital patient record certification exam Study Guide

The Study Guide was developed under the direction of American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). Authored by experts in medical informatics, the Study Guide  will help current and future healthcare workers master the skills they need to work in an environment where protected health information-all individually identifiable health information created, transmitted, received, or maintained by a healthcare entity-can be called up on a computer screen.

About The Authors:

Don E. Detmer, MD, MA, past President and CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), has been a pioneer in the development of policy regarding electronic health records.  Working with AMIA members and with government and industry leaders Dr. Detmer has provided energy and direction to the development process of EHR, and its implementation and regulation. His contribution to the development of the DPRC program and this Study Guide has insured the excellence of both.

Brian Gugerty, DNS, MS, RN, President of Gugerty Consulting LLC, has been involved in every aspect of EHR as an educator, and consultant in the development and implementation of EHR systems and a frequent contributor to industry groups concerned with the appropriate education of healthcare workers in the electronic health record environment.

John Poikonen, PharmD, Clinical Informatics Director at UMass Memorial Health Care is actively involved in the implementation of a health information exchange and enterprise wide EHR in the inpatient and ambulatory environments.  He has held leadership positions in patient safety, clinical decision support and system development with academic health systems and leading health information technology companies.

DPRC E-learning Courseware

The DPRC E-learning Courseware

The DPRC e-learning course has been developed as an independent course of study, based on the same content provided in the DPRC Study Guide. It provides an alternative way to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to work with electronic health records and to prepare for the DPRC Exam. The content is presented in an active, engaging and interactive format with animation and voice-over audio. In addition to the learning content, section follow-up questions are provided to reinforce the major knowledge objectives and to prepare for the examination.