Associate
in Applied Science Degree
**This
is a limited enrollment program**
This 61 credit program combines academic, technical and clinical
experiences that prepares graduates to be a member of the
healthcare team specializing in the field of Health Information
Technology. All coding certificate courses are incoporated
into this degree program. Upon successful completion
of the program
students
may take the national accreditation exam and on passing,
may add the initials RHIT (Registered Health Information
Technician)
after their name. Growing career opportunities offer exciting
and rewarding possibilities. This program prepares students
to work in a hospital-based facility but anywhere health
information is used is a job opportunity for an RHIT.
Click on Full-time Day
Program Des Plaines or Part-Time
Evening Skokie
Medical
Coding Certificate
**This
is a limited enrollment program**
This 27 credit program prepares students for detailed medical coding
using ICD-9-CM and CPT coding systems. This program prepares students
to work in hospital based facilities but there are also job opportunities
in physicians' offices and insurance companies.
This curriculum follows AHIMA's curriculum recommendations for the CCA
(Certified Coding Associate) certification exam. All courses can be applied
to the Associate Degree program.
It is offered during the day at Des Plaines
and the evening at Skokie
Medical
Billing Certificate evening
program.
This 11 credit program prepares students for billing positions
using ICD-9-CM and CPT coding. This program is physician
office
based and job opportunities are available in physician offices
and billing offices. This curriculum follows
the AHIMA curriculum recommendations for the CCS-P (Certified
Coding Specialist - Physician-based) certification
exam.
Medical
Office Management Certificate evening
program.
This
26 credit program prepares students to provide
supervisory direction in the
medical office setting. All
medical billing certificate courses are included in this program. This
program prepares students to work in physcian based facilities.
Medical
Transcription Certificate evening program
Des Plaines only.
This 15 credit program prepares students to transcribe medical
information with job opportunities in a variety of hospital
departments as well as physicians' offices and transcription
services.
For
more information about any of the above programs please
contact the
HIT department advisor listed below. The
preferred contact is e-mail. |
