Medical Records Technician

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Career Studies (221-285-73)

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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

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

 

Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook Associate Certification upon completion of ITE 175

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

 

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

 

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

 

Eligible for National Healthcare Association Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist Certification

Total Program Credits

16

 

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