Medical Records Technician
Career Studies (221-285-73)FIRST YEAR SPRING |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credit |
Prerequisite Courses (if applicable) | |
AST |
141 |
Word Processing I Teaches creating and editing documents, including line and page layouts, columns, fonts, search/replace, cut/paste, spell/thesaurus, and advanced editing and formatting features of word processing software. |
3 |
AST 101 or equivalent |
Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Word Associate Certification upon completion of AST 141 |
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AST |
271 |
Medical Office Procedures Covers medical office procedures, records management, preparation of medical reports, and other medical documents. |
3 |
AST 102 Co-requisite |
HIM |
114 |
Medical Terminology and Disease Processes II Continues the study of prefixes, suffixes, stem words, and technical term; puts emphasis on the causes and treatment of selected disease processes. Part II of II. |
3 |
EDE 10 |
ITE |
175 |
Email Essentials Focuses on providing the student with a working knowledge of introductory email function. Includes the basic concepts of customizing email and using all the email capabilities for reading, creating, sending emails, managing calendar functions and managing contacts, tasks, and notes. |
1 |
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Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook Associate Certification upon completion of ITE 175 |
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HIM | 226 |
Legal Aspects of Health Record Documentation Presents the legal requirements associated with health record documentation. Emphasizes the policies and procedures concerning the protection of the confidentiality of patient’s health records. |
2 |
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HIM | 143 |
Managing Electronics Billing in a Medical Practice Introduces principles of administrative practice management. Examines patient scheduling, records management, financial systems and other systems/procedures. Focuses on the development of organizations and decision making skills utilized by the practice manager. |
3 |
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SDV | 100 |
College Success Skills Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overviews of college policies, procedures, curricular offerings. Encourages contacts with other students and staff. Assists students toward college success through information regarding effective study habits, career and academic planning, and other college resources available to students. May include English and Math placement testing. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation. |
1 |
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Eligible for National Healthcare Association Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist Certification |
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Total Program Credits |
16 |
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Notes and Additional Curriculum Options
Course substitutions may be available. Please see an advisor for more information.
For Further Information, Contact:
Jane Jones |
jjones@mecc.edu | 276-523-9057 |
Sabrina Ward |
sward@mecc.edu | 276-523-9060 |
Wes Mullins, Assistant Dean of Business & Information Technology |
jmullins@mecc.edu | 276-523-9017 |