Medical Information Management Certificate

CERTIFICATE OUTLINE

Here's how it works: Your certificate program consists of courses designed to take you step-by-step toward understanding all the essential elements of Medical Information Management. Your first course will be sent to you as soon as your enrollment has been accepted.

This outline covers all the courses required for your study-at-home certificate program. You must have access to the Internet to complete this program. You complete the following courses in the order indicated:

HIT109 - Confidentiality of Health Information

Ethical and legal rules concerning the confidentiality of health information is presented with particular emphasis on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Background material will include operation of the legal system and principles of legal liability.

Study Guide: Confidentiality of Health Information
Final Examination Booklet: Confidentiality of Health Information
Textbook: Legal Aspects of Health Information Management

HIT113 - Medical Information Management and Office Practice

Students learn to manage the flow of information in health care settings. Course coverage includes the development of organization, record storage, information management, and office administration skills. Students will learn the order of information for medical records, the appropriate steps for correcting records and how to locate records that have been incorrectly filed. The course also covers effective communication methods and the administrative process of a medical office.

Study Guide: Medical Information Management and Office Practice
Final Examination Booklet: Medical Information Management and Office Practice
Textbook: Job Training Manual: Medical Office Practice
Textbook: Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach

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