Health Information Assistant

The field of health information management  (medical records) is growing rapidly. The Health Information Assistant program provides students with knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of health information managers. Through the use of textbooks, applications, and simulations, students are given the opportunity to develop the skills required for this field. These skills include: International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision (ICD 10-CM) and Procedure Classification System (ICD 10-PCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding, insurance billing, records management, HIPAA regulations, and office management.

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Related Careers

  • Patient Data Entry
  • Medical CPT Coder
  • Medical ICD-10 Coder
  • Medical Records Management
  • Medical Staff Credentialing
  • Office Manager
  • Insurance Pre-Authorization for procedures
  • Medical Insurance Biller

For more information on careers please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Degrees and Certificates 

* Some courses may only be offered at the ASU-Beebe Searcy campus

Technical Certificate in Health Information Technology

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HIA 1103 Medical Terminology I
HIA 1203 Body Structure and Function
HIA 1303 Medical Office Procedure
HIA 1603 CPT Coding
MATH 1013 Technical Math M or Higher
ENG/COM 1003/1013 Freshman English I or Career Communications
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HIA 2103  Medical Terminology II
HIA 2203 Medical Office Applications
HIA  2303 Coding
HIA/BSYS 2313/2403/2573 Disease Processes of the Human Body or Medical Transcription
HIA 2503 Internship/OJT
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Certificate of Proficiency in Health Information Assistant

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These courses are taken in the Fall semester and are located on the Searcy campus.

HIA 1103 Medical Terminology I
HIA 1203 Body Structure and Function

HIA

1303

Medical Office Procedures

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Paula Williams

phone: 501.207.6234
 email: plwilliams@asub.edu

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