Health Information Management - Bachelors | Allied Health
This Bachelor’s Degree program is designed to prepare students for managerial careers in the fast growing information sector of the healthcare field. Students are provided with a course of study that allows them to gain knowledge of medical assisting, billing and coding, and administration. This hands-on program also covers legal aspects, human resources, pharmacology, front and back office procedures and much more.
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Basic medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, human diseases, pharmacology
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Basic medical coding and billing skills
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Medical documentation
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Assigning and sequencing diagnostic and procedural codes using universally recognized coding systems
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Accounting and small business operations
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Practical applications and billing and reimbursement strategies
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Medical office management
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Human Resources management
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Basic Statistics, Social Psychology and Economics
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Legal, Compliance, Utilization and Risk management
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Update and file patients’ medical records
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Make administrative decisions
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Research medical coding
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Prepare patient bills
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Work with insurance companies
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Manage doctors’ offices
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Work with healthcare information systems
