Certificate

Patient Registration Certificate

The Patient Registration Certificate will help students earn an entry-level position as a patient registration specialist. This is a stackable certificate building into the Medical Coding Certificate and the Health Information Technology AAS Degree.

Having this certificate will give students a competitive advantage in gaining employment.

ProgramHealth Information Technology
Award type
Certificate
Required credit hours
18

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Learning Outcomes

Apply legal principles, policies, regulations, and standards for the control and use of health information.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of health records.
Code, classify, and index diagnoses and procedures for the purpose of reimbursement, standardization, retrieval, and statistical analysis.
Abstract health records for department indices, databases, and registries.
Perform functions related to the collection, storage, and retrieval of healthcare data; query databases to retrieve information.
Collect, compute, analyze, interpret, and present statistical data related to healthcare services.
Develop, implement, and monitor procedures to ensure healthcare data integrity.
Apply quality improvement tools and techniques to improve departmental processes.
Interpret and apply laws, statutes, licensure, and accreditation standards affecting.
Patient identification
Medical history
Insurance verification
Billing and reimbursement
A patient registration specialist is a healthcare professional responsible for completing the patient registration process. They typically work in healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, urgent care, emergency rooms, clinics, and doctor's offices.

Potential Occupations

Health Data/EHR Analyst
Clinical Coding Specialist
Records Technician/Specialist
Insurance Claims Analyst
Physician Practice Manager
Department Manager
Patient Information Coordinator

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