| Health Information Management The Health Information Management program at Sanford-Brown is designed to prepare students for careers in a variety of healthcare settings, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics, and skilled-care facilities. The curriculum is structured to include didactic instruction in several areas, including, but not limited to, health data management, diagnostic and procedure coding, medical billing practices, healthcare reimbursement and delivery systems, health record maintenance, information technology, organizational resources, medical law and ethics, medical terminology, and anatomy and physiology. The final portion of the curriculum includes a required supervised clinical externship at a healthcare facility. At the completion of the program, graduates should have the knowledge and skills necessary to seek entry-level employment in the field of health information management. Normal completion time for the entire program is 17 months, excluding vacation periods and holidays. All academic coursework is delivered on campus. Externships are completed at an approved off-site facility. These are the Schools Offering the Health Information Managment Program: Questions? Please fill out the form to the right if you would like someone to contact you. |
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