Program Schedule Health Information Management The Health Information Management program includes 377 classroom hours, 290 lab hours, and 240 hour externship hours to satisfy institutional requirement for 907 contact hours over 37 weeks. Session Course Lab Externship Total Hours Hours Hours Contact Hours Session 1: Computer Office Microsoft Word 24 14 38 Technology, Medical Microsoft Excel 24 14 38 Terminology I Keyboarding 24 14 38 (6 weeks) This session is Medical 30 30 both classroom and lab Terminology I intensive. Total Hours 72 72 144 Session 2: Health Medical 40 25 65 Information Documentation, Terminology II Medical Terminology II Health Information 40 25 65 (10 weeks) This session is Management classroom intensive. Electronic Health 40 25 65 Records Total Hours 120 75 195 Session 3: Diagnosis & International 36 20 56 Procedure Coding ICD-10 Classification of PCS Diseases/Procedures (10 weeks) This session is Current Procedural 24 20 44 both classroom and lab Terminology intensive, providing students HCPCS Level II 6 6 12 with hands on clinical Revenue Cycle 24 12 36 experience. Management Coding for Medical 24 12 36 Necessity Total Hours 114 70 184 Session 4: Career Certification 36 46 82 Readiness, Work-based Preparation Activities Job Placement 35 27 62 (11 weeks) This session is Assistance- classroom and lab intensive. Critical Thinking/ It includes critical thinking Business/Technical and business/technical Writing writing skills training. Externship 240 240 Total 71 73 240 384 Program Total 377 290 240 907
Program Schedule Health Information Management The Health Information Management program includes 377 classroom hours, 290 lab hours, and 240 hour externship hours to satisfy institutional requirement for 907 contact hours over 37 weeks. Session Course Hours Lab Hours Externship Hours Total Contact Hours Session 1: Computer Office Technology, Medical Terminology I (6 weeks) This session is both classroom and lab intensive. Microsoft Word 24 14 38 Microsoft Excel 24 14 38 Keyboarding 24 14 38 Medical Terminology I 30 30 Total Hours 72 72 144 Session 2: Health Information Documentation, Medical Terminology II (10 weeks) This session is classroom intensive. Medical Terminology II 40 25 65 Health Information Management 40 25 65 Electronic Health Records 40 25 65 Total Hours 120 75 195 Session 3: Diagnosis & Procedure Coding ICD-10 PCS (10 weeks) This session is both classroom and lab intensive, providing students with hands on clinical experience. International Classification of Diseases/Procedures 36 20 56 Current Procedural Terminology 24 20 44 HCPCS Level II 6 6 12 Revenue Cycle Management 24 12 36 Coding for Medical Necessity 24 12 36 Total Hours 114 70 184 Session 4: Career Readiness, Work-based Activities (11 weeks) This session is classroom and lab intensive. It includes critical thinking and business/technical writing skills training. Certification Preparation 36 46 82 Job Placement Assistance- Critical Thinking/ Business/Technical Writing 35 27 62 Externship 240 240 Total 71 73 240 384 Program Total 377 290 240 907
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