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To obtain information and educational requirements check
out:
American Health Information Management Association website
at: http://www.ahima.org/certification
and the
American Academy of Professional Coders at: http://www.aapc.com/education/index.html
For people with a High School Diploma or GED, a community
college that has an accredited program for HIT (Health Information
Technology) is a great place to start! Core courses for coding
are: anatomy and physiology, medical and procedural terms,
medications and disease classification systems.
For people with a Bachelor’s Degree in another field,
courses in coding classification, anatomy and physiology,
and medication, are needed and can be obtained through AHIMA
courses or through a certificate program to prepare you for
the coding field.
For information on Accredited Health
Information Technology or Management Programs in Massachusetts
please click:
Bristol Community College http://www.bristolcommunitycollege.edu
/catalog/ca6/degree/ca6_hea.html
Fisher College
http://www.fisher.edu/Web/academics/health_tech.html
Laboure College
http://www.labourecollege.org/home/default.asp
Coding Certificate Programs
Funding for a Professional Clinical Coding Career
College Financial aid department Scholarships may be available:
For employment opportunities at Partners
HealthCare hospitals click:
- Go to the Partners job database,
- Pick the site (affiliate) you are interested in
- Got to Job Category and select “Medical Records”
write in Keyword coding for a list of available clinical
coding positions.
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