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MRT Engages Industry To Strengthen Health Information Management
Industry engagement is essential in the development of relevant and future-ready education. By listening to industry and working closely with key stakeholders, we gain valuable insights that help strengthen our programmes and ensure our graduates are equipped to meet the evolving demands of healthcare.
Recently, the Medical Records & Transcription (MRT) Department, under the School of Leadership & Management, brought together representatives from DPSM, HRDC, the Ministry of Health, government and private healthcare facilities for a stakeholder engagement workshop focused on the future of MRT education.
The engagement provided an important platform for stakeholders to exchange perspectives and contribute to the development of MRT education. Discussions included the proposed review of the MRT Diploma programme from three years to two years, the development of a Bachelor’s Degree in MRT, and the rollout of the MRT–Medical Billing & Coding five-day short course, covering medical terminology in disease coding, medical billing and health insurance.
A key focus of the engagement was ensuring that MRT graduates obtain the five core competency domains required in modern health information management: organising, maintaining and securing physical and digital patient information; mastery of anatomy, physiology, disease processes and pharmacology terms; converting medical dictations into accurate, formatted clinical reports; assigning standardised codes to diagnoses and medical procedures for billing purposes; and navigating and updating digital health records management systems.
Moving forward, continued collaboration with industry stakeholders will help ensure that MRT education remains responsive to workforce needs and grounded in the realities of healthcare today, while preparing graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the future of health information management.