HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
Health
Information Technician |
Offering
Two Program Options |
Medical
Coding |
| Every time health care personnel treat a patient, they record what they observed, and how the patient was treated medically. This record includes information the patient provides concerning their symptoms and medical history, the results of examinations, reports of x-rays and laboratory tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Health information technicians organize and evaluate these records for completeness and accuracy. |
Delivering
quality healthcare depends on capturing accurate and timely medical
data. Coding professionals fulfill this need as key players in the
healthcare workplace. Coding is the transformation of verbal descriptions
of diseases, injuries, and procedures into numeric or alphanumeric
designations. The coding of health-related data permits access to
medical records by diagnoses and procedures for use in clinical
care, research, and education. Medical claims processing depends
on accurate codes. |
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