This certificate program prepares students for technical positions in health information departments. Employment opportunities include working in a hybrid and electronic environment, analyzing health records for deficiencies according to established standards, maintaining and using a variety of indices and storage retrieval systems, managing the usage and release of health information, collecting and abstracting health data for statistical purposes, scanning of documents and performing quality audits on all documents, assignment of codes according to specific classification systems, and use of official coding guidelines for reimbursement, billing and reporting purposes.
The Health Information Clerk II Certificate of achievement, like the Clerk I, is an adjunct certificate to the Health Information Technology Program. Students completing the Health Information Certificate or the AS in Health Information degree earn the Clerk II Certificate of Achievement as an additional certificate. Courses required for the Clerk I are built upon with additional, more complex material for the Clerk II.
This certificate can also be earned by students who wish to complete only the Clerk II Certificate of Achievement Certificate. This certificate is the second in a progression of competencies.The required courses for this certificate build upon those completed for Clerk I, and can be further built upon to earn additional certificates. The Clerk II certificate prepares the student for more advanced jobs that did the Clerk I. High-demand jobs in the Bay Area include a variety of administrative and revenue positions in physicians’ offices, clinics and outpatient facilities.
This Certificate provides additional skills in advanced Medical Terminology, Disease Process,the EHR, and a number of other competencies in high-demand in the outpatient arena.
In the period analyzed (Spring 2016 - Fall 2018), a total of 27 Clerk II Certificates of Achievement were awarded. Including Summer semesters, this averages to about 3 certificates per semester.This completion number is higher than the prior reporting period and is expected to continue to increase. The variation in totals per semester is due to students in part-time status or completing coursework out of sequence.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
The minimum time for completion of this certificate is 2 semesters. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of classes completed per semester.
In line with the institutional Learning Objectives (ILO), this program reflects the following:
ILO Critical Thinking and Information Competency 1b: Locate, evaluate, and use information appropriately
ILO Personal and Career Development 4c: Use technology in pursuit of intellectual growth and/or career development
ILO Personal and Career Development 4c: Use technology in pursuit of intellectual growth and/or career development
ILO Communication 2a: Communicate effectively
ILO Cultural, Social, and Environmental Awareness 3c: Collaborate effectively in diverse social and cultural settings
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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BIO 106 or BIO 108 and BIO 111 or BIO 112 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology or General Human Anatomy and Human Physiology or Introduction to Human Physiology | 4/4/5/4 | S1 |
HCT 61 | Introduction to Health Care | 3 | S1 |
HIT 50A | Medical Terminology I | 3 | S1 |
HCT 67 | Computer Applications in the Health Record | 2 | S1 |
ENGL 86 or ESL 188 | College Reading and Writing or ESL Introduction to College Reading and Writing | 6/6 | S1 |
HIT 50B | Medical Terminology II | 2 | S2 |
HIT 63 | Health Information Systems | 3 | S2 |
HIT 65 | Organization of Health Data | 2 | S2 |
HIT 72 | Legal Aspects of HIM | 3 | S2 |
HIT 73A | ICD-10-CM Coding | 2 | S2 |
HIT 77A | Professional Practice Experience | 5 | S2 |
The program is a two-semester certificate but it is possible for students to complete it in one semester.Bio 106 is often taken during the summer prior to entering the program. For many students who have been out of school for an extended period of time, this is an option more likely to produce successful outcomes.
Communication skills in the health care field are important measures of employment success as well as certificate completion. Students who have passed the ENG required courses but do not demonstrate mastery of written and oral communication skills benefit from, HCT 61, taken in Semester 1, where the I-BEST program is used. In this class, which is over 50% students who have identified themselves as ESL,the students are provided a variety of teaching techniques designed to support teamwork, spoken and written English and presentation skills.
Students who were exposed to I=BEST techniques, demonstrated significantly higher written and spoken English skills in subsequent classes.
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