Release of Health Information Specialist CSC

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PURPOSE

This program is designed to provide the technical knowledge and skills needed for employment as a release of health information specialist. Release of health information specialists assemble, process, and maintain patients’ medical records in a manner consistent with the healthcare system’s administrative, legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. Duties could include retrieving patient medical records, protecting the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained, and releasing information to persons or agencies according to regulations.

OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Release of health information specialists work in:

Hospitals
Doctors’ offices
Insurance companies
Government agencies

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Recognize and implement professional policies and procedures related to the legal and ethical use of medical information
Interpret health record documentation using knowledge pertaining to personal health, health information systems, legal aspects of health record documentation and medical terminology
Demonstrate behaviors and dispositions in accordance with professional ethics and behavior, including integrity, respect for privacy, and commitment to professional growth

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

General college curricular admission

Curriculum:

Courses should be taken in the order listed.

SDV 101 - Orientation to Health Science Credit Hours: 1 ¹
HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Credit Hours: 1 or
HLT 115 - Introduction to Personal and Community Health Credit Hours: 1
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy Credit Hours: 3
HLT 143 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
HIM 141 - Fundamentals of Health Information Systems I Credit Hours: 3
HIM 130 - Healthcare Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
HIM 226 - Legal Aspects of Health Record Documentation Credit Hours: 2

Total: 16 Credit Hours

¹ SDV 100 may be substituted for SDV 101 .

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