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MEDICAL RECORD CODER

Certificate in Health Science (MRC6)

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DESCRIPTION:
To prepare students in the area of medical coding in order to fulfill employment needs of hospitals and other health care providers in rural and local areas of South Carolina. MTC offers medical record coder training via live broadcast of lectures and laboratory instruction to rural areas of South Carolina as well as locally on the Airport Campus. Live clinical experience will be in the student's home community.

BEGINNING SEMESTER: FALL

CAMPUS: Airport

 


ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Completion of the Pre-Health Care Certificate with a 2.5 GPA or higher
OR
HOBET Composite 46 % Minimum Reading 46 % MTC Writing Sample of 30 Within 3 years of applying to program
OR
SAT Total 840 Minimum Verbal 400 MTC Writing Sample of 30 Within 3 years of applying to program
OR
ACT 18 Comp Minimum Verbal 17 MTC Writing Sample of 30 Within 3 years of applying to program
OTHER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Passing score on NLN (RN) or NLN (PN) preadmissions test as determined by the Nursing Program.
  • High School credits in Math/Science/English (Algebra, Biology and English) are recommended
  • Typing Skills
  • A pre-admission interview is required.
  • Current first aid certification at time of program entry

 

PLACEMENT TEST SCORES REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN CURRICULUM COURSES:

 

MTC ASSET SCORES
(FOR COLLEGE PLACEMENT ONLY)
RDG 40
MAT NUM-40 EALG-36
ENG WSAMP 30

 

COMPASS SCORES
(FOR COLLEGE PLACEMENT ONLY)
Reading Skills: RS 80
Pre-Algrbra Skills: PRE-ALG 44
ENG WSAMP 30

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 37 semester credit hours are required to complete this certificate. A minimum grade of "C" must be attained in all math and science courses.

PROGRAM NOTES:

  1. Courses may not be repeated more than one time.
  2. If the student requires a Developmental Math course they must complete MAT 100.
  3. Students will be expected to join their professional organization, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), external link as they begin their first semester.
  4. Distance learners who are concurrently enrolled at one of the other technical colleges must be academically ready to take the first curriculum course in the Medical Record Coder program.

 

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
General Education Requirements
Course Prerequisites
AHS 102 Medical Terminology RDG 100, ENG 100 with a minimum grade of "C"
BIO 112 Basic Anatomy And Physiology RDG 100 (BIO 100 & ENG 101 RECOMMENDED)
CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications RDG 100, MAT 100
ENG 101 English Composition I ENG 100 & RDG 100
Major Course Requirements
Course Prerequisites
HIM 101 Introduction to Health Information Restricted to students accepted into
the Health Information Management program
HIM 102 Introduction To Coding And Classification Systems HIM 101
HIM 130 Billing And Reimbursement Admission to HIM or MRC Program
HIM 135 Medical Pathology AHS 102, HIM 101, or
Pre-Health Information Management Certificate
HIM 137 Pharmacology For Coders HIM 101
HIM 140 Current Procedural Terminology I HIM 216
HIM 150 Coding Practicum I HIM 102
HIM 151 Coding Practicum I I HIM 102
HIM 216 Coding And Classification I AHS 102, HIM 101, and either BIO 112
or both BIO 210 & BIO 211
HIM 225 Coding And Classification II HIM 216

 

Recommended First Semester Courses
and/or Alternates
CPT 170 BIO 112
AHS 102 English

11/12/09


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