HIM: Electronic Medical Records Management Career Studies Certificate

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Career Studies Certificate
221-285-75

Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to perform essential electronic medical records management functions.

Program Objectives: Employment opportunities for medical records managers are plentiful throughout the country in physicians’ offices, HMOs, urgent care centers, managed care practices, and other types of health agencies.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college. Students are waived from Math placement testing in this program. English placement testing is required.

Developmental Requirements: Students who do not place into college-level English on the placement test will be required to take developmental courses.

It is strongly recommended that developmental education requirements be completed as soon as possible.

First Year

Fall Semester

Total Credits for Semester: 14

Spring Semester

AST 141 - Word Processing I (Microsoft® Word) 3 CR *
AST 154 - Voice Recognition Applications 1 CR
AST 232 - Microcomputer Office Applications 3 CR *
HIM 233 - Electronic Health Records Management 3 CR *
HLT 143 - Medical Terminology I 3 CR *

Total Credits for Semester: 13

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 27

* This course has a requisite.