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Healthcare Delivery
Systems
(ACE Recommended Semester Credits—3)
An introduction to the organization, financing and delivery of health
care services, this course gives an overview of the organization and
activities of hospitals, nursing homes, mental health and ambulatory
care centers, home health agencies, and hospices. Students also learn
about the educational preparation and responsibilities of health care
professionals and government regulations. Medical
Terminology
(ACE Recommended Semester Credits—3)
Students are
taught how to break medical terms into prefixes, suffixes and roots,
and become familiar with the spelling and definition of common medical
terms related to major disease processes, diagnostic procedures, laboratory
tests, abbreviations, drugs, and treatment modalities. Computer Basics in Healthcare
(ACE Recommended
Semester Credits—3)
This course offers a general overview of computers and the Internet and the role each has played in healthcare and will play in the future. Students will learn the basics of hardware and software and will gain a general understanding of the most commonly used applications. Online tools used by AHIMA, such as the Communities of Practice and the Body of Knowledge, will be explored, as well as the various applications used in the teaching of online courses.
Required Textbooks
> Click here to view a complete list of required textbooks
and manuals.
You'll also find information on how to order your books and qualify
for member discounts. Note that AHIMA reserves the right to change
which
editions and which books are required for each class. We will list
new texts online at least 30 days before they are required.
Proctored Final
Exams
All Coding Basics
final exams must be taken under the supervision of a proctor. For further information see our > Coding Basics information page, under the section on Proctored Final Exams.
Credits
ACE CREDIT Service has recommended that 3 to 4 credit hours be awarded for each course
in the Coding Basics program. However, t is up to each transferring institution how many
credit hours are accepted. For further information see our > Coding Basics information page, under the section on Credits.
Registration
Individual
Coding Basics Courses — Cluster 1
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Healthcare
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Medical
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Computer Basics in Healthcare
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$225.00
AHIMA members
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$225.00
AHIMA members
and nonmembers |
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$225.00
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