An overview of the evolution of medicine and health care delivery. Development and organization of health care professions, including health information management and medical assisting. Emphasis on inpatient, outpatient, and physician office record content; numbering and filing systems; and electronic health record adoption.
This is a face-to-face class that meets every Tuesday from 1:10 to 3:00pm in Room 308 at the John Adams Campus at 1860 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94117. This course is a tech-enhanced course and requires the use of Canvas. Some coursework is completed on Canvas using an internet-enabled device. Textbooks: Mary Jo Bowie, MS, BS, AAS, RHIA, RHIT; and Michelle A. Green, MPS, RHIA, FAHIMA, CPC Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices, Fourth Edition Cengage Learning, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1337553674.
Recommended Preparation, Readiness for college-level English or ESL 188