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CORE COURSES:

Creating Dynamic Presentations

In this course students will learn to: create and modify presentations; edit and format text; create and modify visual elements such as clip art and shapes; understand and use the concept of scale and sizing; create output such as print documents, slides, handouts and speaker notes; deliver presentations using a variety of media; and manage files. This course features state-of-the-art presentation software such as MS Power Point. This course also prepares students for the Microsoft PowerPoint Core certification exam.

Database Design and Management

In this course students learn to: identify database objects and elements; create and modify databases, tables, queries, and forms; organize and view data; define database relationships; produce reports; and integrate databases with a variety of applications. This course features state-of-the-art database software such as MS Access. This course also prepares students for the Microsoft Access Core certification exam.

Health Care Data

In this course students will learn: data structure, content and use; verifying the completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data; the billing process; validate coding accuracy using clinical record information; clinical classification system using ICD-9-CM and CPT coding.

Health Care Environment

In this course students will learn: the health care delivery system; interpret and apply laws and industry standards; understand the role of various providers and systems within the continuum of healthcare services; and legal and ethical issues including release of records, requesting records; encounter data; projection of records; and confidentiality policies.

Health Information Analysis

In this course students will learn: collecting data; calculating and interpreting healthcare statistics; analyze clinical data to identify trends; and presenting data in verbal and written forms.

Health Care Information Technology and Systems

In this course students will learn: common software packages; using electronic and imaging technology to store medical records; retrieving data; generating reports from various data sources; enforce confidentiality; quality control; collecting and reporting data on incomplete records; maintaining data integrity; paper-based records; and patient numbering and file systems.

Health Care Organization and Management

In this course student will learn: monitoring of staff levels, turnaround time, productivity, and workflow; developing productivity control measures; benchmarking performance; determining resource needs; developing quality control procedures; and resolving customer complaints.


Medical Terminology, Physiology, and Anatomy

In this course students will learn: basic medical terminology; the muscular system; the cardiovascular system; the respiratory system; the lymphatic and immune systems; the endocrine system; the nervous system; special senses including the eyes and ears; the digestive system; the skin; the urinary system; and the reproductive system.

Personal Computer Fundamentals

In this course students learn to: keyboard; use and configure MS Outlook, install, configure, and upgrade hardware and software; diagnose, trouble shoot, and perform preventive maintenance for hardware and software; identify motherboard, processors, memory and other components; install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot printers; operating systems fundamentals; install, configure and upgrade operating systems; and basic networking. This course also prepares students for the CompTia A+ certification exam.

Spreadsheet Design and Management

In this course students learn: working with cells and cell data; spreadsheet management; spreadsheet formats and printing; creating and modifying formulas, charts and graphs; import and export data; working with ranges; customizing spreadsheets; auditing formulas and spreadsheet; and analyzing and summarizing data. This course features state-of-the-art applications such as MS Excel. This course also prepares students for the Microsoft Excel Core certification exam.

Word Processing

In this course students learn; customizing paragraphs; formatting documents; customizing tables; creating and modifying graphs; mail merge utilities; creating, editing and running macros; and customizing menus and toolbars. This course features state-of-the-art applications such as MS Word. This course also prepares students for the Microsoft Excel Word certification exam.