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2024-25 Catalog 
  
    Oct 14, 2024  
2024-25 Catalog

HIT: Medical Coding


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Health Information Technology (HIT) is the combination study of healthcare and information technology. The Medical Coding student has the option to complete the HIT Medical Coding Certificate and test for the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) exam. This will make the student immediately employable for an entry-level or mid-level position as a certified coder in an acute-care hospital, ambulatory, long-term or skilled-care nursing facility, physician office, insurance company, and any other setting using medical coding and health information skills.

Specialization is growing in all areas of coding and coding management, allowing the coding professional to narrow or broaden their scope of practice through new and innovative roles within the healthcare field (e.g., clinical data specialist, medical records reviewer, medical records field technician, remote medical coder, reimbursement specialist, various registries, and coding auditor).

PCC’s HIT programs, staff, and students are affiliated with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the premier national association of health information management (HIM) professionals and the leading source of HIM knowledge. PCC also completed a very stringent process through the American Health Information Management Association to be identified with the AHIMA Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP).

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