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Healthcare Documentation Specialist II Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in health information management systems after two years of full-time study.

First Year

First quarter

English level I

4.5
HIMS 1111Healthcare CareersONLINEHYBRID

4.5
INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second quarter

English level II

4.5
HIMS 1120Medical Terminology IONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HIMS 1150Introduction to Medical Law and EthicsONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Total Credit Hours:13.5

Third quarter

HIMS 1130Medical Terminology IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HIMS 1212Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HITP 1115Electronic Health Records (EHR) Lab ExperienceONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Total Credit Hours:13.5

Fourth quarter

HIMS 1180Disease ProcessesONLINEHYBRID

4.5
MATH 1220Business MathematicsONLINE

4.5
HIMS 1310Introduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

HIMS 1210Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HIMS 2155Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HIMS 2400Introduction to Coding and BillingONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Total Credit Hours:13.5

Sixth quarter

HIMS 2110Principles of Management in HealthcareONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HIMS 2220Medical Transcription IONLINE

4.5
HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Total Credit Hours:13.5

Seventh quarter

HIMS 2230Medical Transcription IIONLINE

4.5
Social sciences elective

4.5
Total Credit Hours:9.0

Eighth quarter

HIMS 2981Internship

4.0
HIMS 2980Medical Office ApplicationsONLINE

4.5
Total Credit Hours:8.5

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