Healthcare Documentation Specialist I (MOLC2)
Award: Certificate of achievement
Pathway to associate degree: Health Information Management Systems - Healthcare Documentation Specialist II (HIML1)
Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, Online
This certificate of achievement provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level medical transcription trainee positions in the healthcare industry.
Graduation Requirements
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General education
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18.0
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Major requirements
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13.5
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Option requirements
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22.5
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Total credit hours required
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54.0
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General education requirements (18.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
Humanities/social sciences
| | Humanities/social sciences | 4.5 |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
or higher level MATH course
Other
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Major requirements for Medical Office (13.5 credit hrs.)
| HIMS 1120 | Medical Terminology IONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 1130 | Medical Terminology IIONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 1150 | Introduction to Medical Law and EthicsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Option requirements for Medical Office – Healthcare Documentation Specialist I (22.5 credit hrs.)
| HIMS 1210 | Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 1212 | Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 2155 | Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 2220 | Medical Transcription IONLINE | 4.5 |
| HIMS 2230 | Medical Transcription IIONLINE | 4.5 |
The certificate option is an area of interest within a program. Although students may complete single or multiple options within this program, only the major certificate is awarded.
The Medical Transcription program is approved by the Approval Committee for Certified Programs, a joint committee established by the American Health Information Management Association and the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity to approve medical transcription education certified programs.
See Curriculum Plan