Diagnostic Medical Sonography | Smith Chason College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageBiologyPsychology

Tasks

Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropra
Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing
Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct th

Technology

Categorization or classification softwareMedical softwareBilling and invoicing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareOffice suite software

Tools

10-key calculatorsBarcode attachment equipmentBarcode scannersCredit card processing machinesDesktop computersDictaphonesEncodersFlat-top scannersLabel printersLaser facsimile machinesLaser printersLight pensMicrofiche viewing machinesMicrofilm viewing machinesMulti-line telephone systems

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium29-2072.00	Medical Records Specialists	title_inference	$50,250 median$80,950 top	+7.08%	1,380

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Patient health information systems — manage end-to-end record integrity across the full patient lifecycle in a multi-provider healthcare organization.
Complex or ambiguous medical records — analyze and resolve coding inconsistencies autonomously using advanced classification software and clinical knowledge.
Non-routine release-of-information scenarios — evaluate legal and ethical considerations independently to ensure compliant disclosure in sensitive cases.
Clinical documentation quality — audit systematically against regulatory and accreditation standards to drive sustained accuracy improvements across a department.
Inductive and deductive reasoning — apply to identify systemic documentation patterns that signal billing risk or compliance exposure in a health system.
Cross-functional records workflows — redesign and optimize to reduce redundancy and improve turnaround times in a hospital health information department.
Staff orientation to records procedures — mentor junior technicians on coding guidelines, privacy rules, and software use in a structured on-the-job setting.
Data integrity reporting — produce comprehensive analyses from database query software to support administrative decision-making by departmental leadership.
Judgment in ambiguous coding scenarios — exercise independently when existing guidelines do not clearly resolve documentation conflicts in specialty care records.
Voice recognition and medical software platforms — troubleshoot and configure to maintain departmental productivity in a high-volume clinical environment.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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