2022-2023 Catalog

Healthcare Documentation Specialist (HD51) Certificate

Campus Availability and Advisement:

  • This program is also available 100% online. For online advisement, contact any of the above.

THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS

 

Program Description:

The Healthcare Documentation Specialist program includes instruction in transcription, proofreading, and report analysis while applying medical terminology and computer application skills.  

Note: All occupational curriculum within this program must be completed with a “C” or better in order to graduate from the program.

Required Courses

ENGL 1005Applied Technical Communication

3

OR

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

 

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

OR

BUSN 1000Computers in Healthcare

3

OR

HIMT 1151Computer Applications in Healthcare

4

 

BUSN 2350Electronic Health Records

3

OR

HIMT 1250Health Record Content and Structure

2

 

BUSN 2440Healthcare Leadership and Professional Effectiveness

3

OR

XXXX xxxxGuided Elective

3

 

BUSN 1440Document Production

4

BUSN 2320Medical Document Processing/Transcription

4

BUSN 2330Adv Medical Document Processing/Transcription

4

 

BUSN 1010Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Diseases for Business

6

Or All Of The Following Three Requirements

 

MAST 1120Human Diseases

3

 

AND

 

BUSN 2300Medical Terminology

2

OR

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

 

AND

 

BUSN 2310Anatomy and Terminology for the Medical Administrative Assistant

3

OR

ALHS 1011Structure and Function of the Human Body

5

Total Credit Hours: 29 Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation