医疗编码专员

1. 基本的专业技术知识.
2. 有效的书面和口头沟通能力.
3. 运用资源和技术的技能.
4. Problem solving.
5. Teamwork.
6. 批判性思维能力.
7. 有资格在任何医疗保健机构工作.
8. 有资格参加CCA考试.

医学编码专家文凭课程的毕业生将:

1. Analyze medical record documentation in order to assign diagnostic and procedures codes.
2. 为医疗报销流程提供重要信息.
3. 协助医学研究和统计.

Medical coding specialists analyze health record documentation in order to assign and/or ensure that valid codes are applied to medical diagnoses and procedures to facilitate reimbursement, 患者结果分析及统计. The coding specialist must have a thorough understanding of the content of the health record in order to be able to locate information to support or provide specificity for coding.

Therefore, coding specialists receive training in the anatomy and physiology of the human body and disease processes in order to understand the etiology, pathology, symptoms, signs, diagnostic studies, treatment modalities, 以及疾病的预后和程序的编码.

工资信息可从 明尼苏达州教育部 and the 明尼苏达州就业和经济发展部.

The 医疗编码专员 diploma can prepare students to sit for the national certification examination to become a Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or the Certified Procedural Coding-Apprentice (CPC-A) credentials.

The 健康资讯科技 accreditor of 安诺卡技术学院 is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College's accreditation for the associate degree in 健康资讯科技 has been reaffirmed through 2030.

All inquiries about the program's accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 东伦道夫街200号, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL  60601: by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.

学生成绩/结果

Graduation Rate: 学校新生的百分比, first-year undergraduate students who complete the HIT program within 150% of the published time for the program. 

Employment Rate: The percentage of graduates from the HIT program who are employed within one year of graduation. 信息基于毕业调查结果.

Exam Pass Rate: The percentage of students who tested and passed the RHIT certification exam as first-time test takers. 

Program Sequence

这个电竞博彩公司排名中的一些课程可能需要先决条件. Please see course descriptions for more details.

学生可以选择非全日制完成本课程. Part-time students will take longer to complete their program than students who follow the full-time sequence listed on the official program guide. 因为可能不是每个学期都开设所有课程, it is important for part-time students to reach out to their faculty advisors for help in planning their long-term, 兼职课程顺序.

第一学期兼职课程选择

• • 6个学分:hitm1221, hitm1110
  • 9学分:hitm1221, hitm1110, ints1000 *

*Students who have already completed the INTS 1000 requirement can take HTLH 1000 or HLTH 1005

Developmental Courses

Both 医疗编码专员 and HIT AAS degree students are required to take a college-level English course. Students with Reading Comprehension ACCUPLACER scores below college-level should take the developmental Reading and English courses required by their placement bracket in their first or second semester. Students in the HIT AAS degree program need to take HITM 2000 which requires an Arithmetic ACCUPLACER score of 265 or higher. Students with lower scores should plan to take MATH 0801 Basic Math before HITM 2000.

All courses required for this program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

健康资讯科技
AAS degree

医务室专员
AAS degree