Health Information Management Systems - Medical Office Assistant (HIACE)

Award: Certificate of achievement

Pathway to associate degree: Health Information Management Systems - Medical Office Management (HIMO1)

Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, Sarpy Center, Online

This certificate of achievement provides the basic foundation necessary to work in healthcare facilities in an entry-level medical secretary/receptionist position. All course grades must be a C or higher to meet completion requirements. Any courses with grades less than a C must be re-taken.

Gainful employment data for this program (such as costs and jobs related to the program) can be found at mccneb.edu/Academics/Programs-of-Study/Information-Technology-and-E-Learning/Health-Information-Management-Systems.aspx.

 

Graduation Requirements

General education	18.0
Major requirements	13.5
Option requirements	21.0
Total credit hours required	52.5

General education requirements (18.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

English level I

4.5

See Communications course options

Humanities/social sciences

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

See Humanities/social sciences course options

Quantitative/numeracy skills

MATH 1220

Business MathematicsONLINE

4.5

or higher level MATH course

Professionalism and Life Skills

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 – Medical Office Assistant (21.0 credit hrs.)

HIMS 1210	Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1212	Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1250	Medical Office Management	4.5
HITP 1005	Introduction to Electronic Health RecordsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1410	Introduction to InsuranceONLINEHYBRID	3.0

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.