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Medical and Health Services
The health care industry needs employees in a variety of positions that involve processing and managing information to keep patient records, handle billing, and complete insurance claims. Employees must be familiar with medical terminology and coding and must know the correct procedures to manage medical and health information efficiently. The Division of Business and Technology offers a diploma, a certificate, and four technical competency areas in the medical and health services field.

Technical Diploma in Medical and Health Services Leadership
Students may enroll in the Technical Diploma Program in Medical and Health Services Leadership after completing the Certificate in Technical Studies in Medical Records and Health Information Technology. The diploma is designed for individuals who plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care and who serve as medical and health services managers, both for specific clinical departments and for entire facilities or systems. Employment opportunities are expected to grow fastest in practitioners’ offices and home health care services.

Course

Course Title

Sem. Hrs.

Certificate in Technical Studies*

 

* 33

Office Information Systems 2200

Records Management

3

Business Administration 2601

Fundamentals of Health Care Management

3

Business Administration 2640

Contracts and Negotiations in Health Care

3

Business Administration 2645

Practice and Ambulatory Care Management

3

Business Administration 2650

Medical Law and Ethics

3

Business Administration 2920

Aging and Long-term Care

3

Management 2251 or 2260

Supervision or Human Resources Management

3

Total Semester Hours

 

54

* See below for the curricula for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Medical Records and Health Information Technology.

 


Certificate of Technical Studies in Medical Records and Health Information Technology
After completing one or more of the Technical Competency Areas in Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Coding, Medical Billing, and/or Medical Transcription, students may enter the Medical Records and Health Information Technology Certificate of Technical Studies Program. The program is designed for individuals currently working in the health care field and for other experienced workers seeking a career change. Students receive training in handling various medical records and other health information used in keeping track of patients’ medical history, treatment, and outcomes and in making insurance claims and handling billing. Prerequisites in this program cannot be waived, but students may select to test out of any prerequisite or courses in the program. Fifteen semester hours of course work must be taken at LSUE. All course work in the program must be passed with a “C” or better.

Course Course Title Sem. Hrs.
Allied Health 1013 Medical Terminology 2
Allied Health 1023 Pharmacology 1
Zoology 1011 Human Anatomy 3
Office Information Systems 1605 CPT Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 1615 ICD-9-CM Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 1620 Health Insurance and Medical Billing 3
Office Information Systems 2625 Advance Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 1630 Medical Reimbursement Strategies 3
Office Information Systems 2800 Microsoft Word I 3
Office Information Systems 2850 General Machine Transcription 3
Office Information Systems 2860 Advanced Machine Transcription 3
Office Information Systems 2920 Advance Medical Billing 3
Total Semester Hours   33


Technical Competency Areas
Four technical competency areas are available with sequences of courses in medical billing, coding, and transcription. Courses from the competency areas may be applied toward a Certificate of Technical Studies in Medical Records and Health Information Technology.


Medical Billing TCA

Course Course Title Sem. Hrs.
Allied Health 1013 Medical Terminology 2
Allied Health 1023 Pharmacology 1
Zoology 1011 Human Anatomy 3
Office Information Systems 1620 Health Insurance and Medical Billing 3
Office Information Systems 2920 Advance Medical Billing 3
Office Information Systems 2630 Medical Reimbursement Strategies 3
Total Semester Hours   15


Medical Coding TCA

Course Course Title Sem. Hrs.
Allied Health 1013 Medical Terminology 2
Allied Health 1023 Pharmacology 1
Zoology 1011 Human Anatomy 3
Office Information Systems 1605 CPT Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 1615 ICD-9-CM Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 2625 Advance Medical Coding 3
Total Semester Hours   15


Medical Transcription TCA

Course Course Title Sem. Hrs.
Allied Health 1013 Medical Terminology 2
Allied Health 1023 Pharmacology 1
Zoology 1011 Human Anatomy 3
Office Information Systems 2800 Microsoft I 3
Office Information Systems 2850 General Machine Transcription 3
Office Information Systems 2860 Advanced Transcription 3
Total Semester Hours   15


Medical Billing and Coding TCA

Course Course Title Sem. Hrs.
Office Information Systems 1605 CPT Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 1615 ICD-9-CM Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 1620 Health Insurance and Medical Billing 3
Office Information Systems 2625 Advanced Medical Coding 3
Office Information Systems 2630 Medical Reimbursement Strategies 3
Total Semester Hours   15