Health Information Management (2529)
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| Program Website |
http://www.pbcc.edu/HealthInfoMgmt.xml
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| Program Description |
This degree program is designed to provide students with the technical expertise in management of health information contained both in paper and electronic formats. The student will obtain knowledge and skills to perform job functions in medical records, medical coding, medical billing and other information-based areas in both the hospital and outpatient settings. Graduates of the program will be able to provide reliable and valid information that drives the health care industry.
This program provides students with the technical expertise in health data collection, analysis, monitoring, maintenance, and reporting activities in compliance with established legal, ethical, regulatory and professional standards. Course content will include both paper and electronic information management concepts and technologies, in addition to ethical and medico-legal aspects, computer information technology, biomedical sciences, health record science, statistics and data literacy, medical coding, clinical classification systems, reimbursement methodologies, quality assessment, health care delivery systems, indexing, performance improvement and professional practice experience.
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| Employment Opportunities |
The roles commonly filled by a registered health information technician (RHIT) include: cancer (or other disease) registrar, clinical coder/compliance auditor/vocabulary specialist, clinical data collection and reporting specialist, data integrity specialist, document imaging coordinator, information access/disclosure specialist, quality improvement specialist, reimbursement specialist/financial services liaison, and instructor/trainer.
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| Career Path Notes |
This program transfers into PBCC’s Bachelor of Applied Science program in Supervision and Management. For more information, see the Web at www.pbcc.edu/BAS.xml.
In addition, many programs have transfer agreements with other colleges and universities which allow students to transfer course or program credit into a four-year program. For information on transfer agreements, visit www.pbcc.edu/transfer.xml.
Students may be eligible to take the registered health information technician (RHIT) and/or the certified coding associate (CCA) certification examinations.
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| Admission |
High school diploma (or equivalent) and College Application submitted to PBCC Admissions.
In addition, students must complete a limited access program application which is available online at www.pbcc.edu/HealthInfoMgmt.xml
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| Completion Requirements |
Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program.
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| Program Length |
The program can be finished in two years of full-time enrollment or three years part time.
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| Location |
The program is offered on the Lake Worth campus.
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| Financial Aid |
http://www.pbcc.edu/financialaid.xml
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| Application |
http://www.pbcc.edu/admissions.xml
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| Advising |
http://www.pbcc.edu/advising.xml
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| Career Center |
http://www.pbcc.edu/career
For more information about employment opportunities including job outlook and salary information visit:
Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
O-Net Online: http://online.onetcenter.org/
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| For More Information |
Julia Steff, steffj@pbcc.edu, (561)868-3902
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