| MEDA 260 introduces students to healthcare information requirements and standards, classification of health data, clinical vocabularies and medical terminology. The course focuses on the primary standards used in healthcare in the United States and other nations. The course also explores the relationship between healthcare standards and the emerging area of electronic health records. This course also identifies the need for standards to ensure structured and interoperable data exchange across healthcare tasks and settings. |
Class Details
Credits: 3
Prereq: Acceptance into the Certificate of Competence in Medical Assisting Healthcare Practice Management program or acceptance into the Associate in Science degree in Medical Assisting program or consent of instructor., Coreq: -
Courses: MEDICAL ASSISTING (MEDA)
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