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Health Information Billing & Coding

University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain

CertificateCIP: 51.0707

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Prepares students in medical terminology, body structure and function, and essentials of practice management for a career path in health information billing and coding, including professional ethics and healthcare records systems.

Credits

9 credits

Dates

Since Jul 2014

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Requirements

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Mena, Arkansas

    1100 College Dr, Mena, Arkansas, 71953

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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

  • Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars29-9021.00
  • Medical Records Specialists29-2072.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Patient medical histories — obtain, verify, and organize with reduced oversight, ensuring accuracy and completeness in a busy outpatient or hospital records department.
  • Diagnostic and procedural codes — assign using categorization software with routine proficiency, resolving common coding discrepancies independently in a clinical health information setting.
  • Electronic health record systems — maintain and update patient data regularly, adapting to departmental workflow changes in a multi-provider clinical environment.
  • Health information documentation — evaluate for compliance with regulatory standards, applying critical thinking to identify and correct errors in a medical records unit.
  • Billing and claims submissions — prepare and transmit routine insurance claims using billing software, addressing standard rejections without supervisor escalation in a medical office.
  • Patient data queries — conduct structured database searches to support clinical and administrative reporting needs in a health information department.
  • Interdisciplinary communication — convey health record findings clearly to clinical and administrative staff using appropriate medical language in a team-based care setting.
  • Voice recognition software — utilize to transcribe and edit medical documentation efficiently, maintaining accuracy standards in a high-volume transcription environment.
  • Record release and information requests — process following applicable legal and organizational guidelines with moderate independence in a hospital health information office.
  • Health information trends — monitor departmental data quality metrics and report irregularities to supervisors using established monitoring protocols in a clinical records setting.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
79%
Placement Rate
76%