Health Information Management Technician: Certified Coding Specialist — On-Line
Certificate
(28 semester hours minimum)
This certificate is designed to prepare students to work in hospitals, physicians’ offices, insurance settings, or clinics organizing and evaluating medical records.
Learners who complete the Health Information Management Technician: Certified Coding Specialist certificate will:
- Demonstrate and utilize appropriate medical language and abbreviations
- Demonstrate an understanding of management of health care data
- Demonstrate the ability to abstract information from various sources and utilize various coding classification systems
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate and effective application of legal and ethical standards of practice
- Analyze and utilize medical record science and apply knowledge to various health care delivery systems
For further information contact Program Coordinator Cheri Goretti.
Program Requirements
(See also General Requirements)
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| BOT* 280 | Medical Transcription and Document Production | 3 |
| BIO* 110 | Principles of the Human Body | 3 |
| ENG* 101 | Composition | 3 |
| MED* 125 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HIM* 102 | Introduction to Health Care Systems | 3 |
| HIM* 201 | Health Information Management Principles | 3 |
| HIM* 210 | Coding I | 3 |
| HIM* 211 | Advanced Medical Coding | 3 |
| HIM* 254 | HIMT Practicum | 4 |
| Total Program Credits: | 28 | |
