HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE | NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1 Education Drive, Garden City, NY 11530
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Hours
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Website
https://www.ncc.edu/Application process
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Service area
NASSAU County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Offers an AHIMA approved coding program. Health Information Technology (HIT) is designed for individuals who are interested in working in the field of medical coding. Instruction includes courses in medical terminology, introduction to health information technology, CPT coding, ICD coding, computer software applications in healthcare, reimbursement methodologies, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. During the final semester, all students participate in a medical coding Internship program. They intern in hospitals, physicians' offices, ambulatory care centers, and other healthcare facilities. Successful completion of the certificate prepares students to sit for the entry level national coding certification exam CCA (Certified Coding Associate) and provides the educational coursework required for the mastery coding certification exams CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) and CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based). Call for more detailed information.
Last assured
05/13/2022
Providing organization
NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Nassau Community College is the largest single-campus community college in the state of New York. On average Nassau Community serves 20,000 day and evening students in 70 fields of study and another 10,000 individuals participated in continuing and professional studies each year. The college offers hundreds of day, evening, weekend and online/off campus (distance ed) courses in nearly 80 fields of study; Three types of degrees (AA, AS and AAS) and other special certificate programs and more than 300 noncredit, lifelong-learning (continuing education) courses. Distance Education courses are available online. The College is centrally located in Nassau County on 225 acres. For more information contact the school by phone or on their web site.