Office Administration – Medical Records, A.A.S.

Office Administration - Medical Records

A person who works with medical records is responsible for assembling patients’ health information. A medical records employee must ensure all forms are present, properly identified, signed, and all necessary information is on a computer file. A medical records technician assigns a code to each diagnosis and procedure, consults a classification manual and relies on his/her knowledge of disease processes. A technician then uses a software program to assign the patient to one of several hundred “diagnosis-related groups.” This determines the amount of reimbursement to the doctor/hospital if the patient is covered by Medicare or other insurance programs. A technician who specializes in coding is called a health information coder, medical recorder or coding specialist NOTE: This program is not designed to meet all of the requirements for accreditation, licensure, and certification for Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or other medical accrediting agencies.

Area I - Written Composition: 3 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Hrs.

Area II- Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Semester Hours

• SPH 106 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 Hrs. or
• SPH 107 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Hrs.

Area III - Natural Science or Mathematics: 9-10 Semester Hours

• MTH 100 - Intermediate College Algebra 3 Hrs. or
• MTH 116 - Mathematical Applications 3 Hrs.

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• CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications 3 Hrs. or demonstrated computer literacy skills or the integration of computer proficiencies within a required discipline-specific course.

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• Computer Science, Math or Natural Science Elective 3-4 Hrs.

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Semester Hours

• ECO 232 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hrs.

Area V - Technical Concentration and Electives: 43-46 Semester Hours

• ORI 101 - Orientation To College 1-2 Hrs.
• BIO 120 - Medical Terminology 3 Hrs.
• BIO 150 - Human Biology 3 Hrs.
• HIT 230 - Medical Coding Systems I 3 Hrs.
• HIT 232 - Medical Coding Systems II 3 Hrs.
• HIT 260 - Professional Practice Experience 3 Hrs. (Internship)
• OAD 101 - Beginning Keyboarding 3 Hrs.
• OAD 103 - Intermediate Keyboarding 3 Hrs.
• OAD 125 - Word Processing 3 Hrs. (also available as CIS 196A)
• OAD 131 - Business English 3 Hrs.
• OAD 133 - Business Communications 3 Hrs.
• OAD 137 - Electronic Financial Record Keeping 3 Hrs.
• OAD 138 - Records and Information Management 3 Hrs.
• OAD 200 - Beginning Medical Transcription 3 Hrs.
• OAD 233 - Trends in Office Technology 3 Hrs.

Electives: 0-6 Semester Hours

Recommended Electives
Students must select a minimum of three credit hours in OAD or CIS courses.

• WKO 107 - Workplace Skills Preparation 1 Hr.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 64-71