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Welcome
to the Health Care Information Programs
Seattle, Washington
Updated 6/5/09
The Health Information Technology and Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist Programs are now full for both full and part-time students.
Those who have already sent in completed applications to be placed on the waitlist will be considered for any openings that arise.
Applications will be accepted again beginning January 1, 2010. The start date for these individuals will be announced at a later time. Please monitor this website. If there is a change for a different application date, we will announce it here.
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Graduates of
the two-year Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree in
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
upon successful completion of the American Health Information Management
Association national certification examination, will join the ranks of
those professionals who use the credentials, RHIT (Registered Health
Information Technician). This professional is skilled at processing,
coding (ICD-9-CM, CPT/HCPCS), classifying, abstracting, analyzing and
managing health information using the latest manual and computer
technology. This individual works in a variety of settings including
acute care, long term care, clinics, mental health, home health,
hospice, rehabilitation centers, government and other agencies. Positions include coders in hospitals and
clinics, release of medical information technicians, cancer registrars,
medical information abstractors, quality improvement assistants, and
health information managers. Graduates are also prepared to take the Certified Coding Specialist- Physician's Office (CCS-P) national certification examination conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) offered by AHIMA for entry level inpatient coders, and the coder credentialing examination for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC and CPC-H) conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders. With experience, these individuals will be prepared to take the advanced - level Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) exam available through AHIMA. The Health Information Technology Program at Shoreline Community College is Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). www.cahiim.org
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Graduates of the MEDICAL CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT SPECIALIST program (Certificate of Proficiency) will be prepared for positions as coders (ICD-9-CM, CPT/HCPCS) as well as billers, patient accounts representatives, and other support positions in medical offices, hospitals and other health care facilities. Graduates are prepared to take the Certified Coding Specialist- Physician's Office (CCS-P) national certification examination conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) offered by AHIMA for entry level inpatient coders, and the coder credentialing examination for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC and CPC-H) conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders. With experience, these individuals will be prepared to take the advanced - level Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) exam available through AHIMA. |
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This program at Shoreline Community College has received formal Approval Status as a Comprehensive Coding Program by the American Health Information Management Association, the only program in the state with this award. This designation acknowledges the coding program as having been evaluated by a peer review process against a national minimum set of standards for entry-level coding professionals.
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Both programs are totally online. Please note, however, that all math courses at Shoreline are only available on-campus. Those individuals needing to take math pre-requisite courses to enter either program will need to take them on-campus at Shoreline or at another college/university, either on-campus or online if available. Please check with Shoreline HCI advisors for further information.
| Donna J. Wilde, MPA, RHIA Director, Health Care Information Programs Shoreline Community College 16101 Greenwood Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98133 206-546-4757 dwilde@shoreline.edu Advisor for students whose last name starts with A-L |
Gloria Anderson,
MAEd, RHIA, CCS Professor, Health Care Information Programs Shoreline Community College 16101 Greenwood Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98133 206-546-4707 ganderso@shoreline.edu Advisor for students whose last name starts with M-Z |
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education and employment and does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, or
disability.
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