HIT 242 Healthcare Documentation 2
is an extension of Healthcare Documentation 1. Students continue to develop skills by transcribing medical reports dictated by real physicians. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced dictation is transcribed. Students transcribe approximately 15 hours of dictation, which includes chart notes, history and physical examinations, consultations, operative reports, discharge summaries, radiology, and pathology reports. In Healthcare Documentation 2, students transcribe reports from the following body systems: endocrine, urology, OB/GYN, orthopedics, psychiatry, neurology, pathology, and radiology. To transfer to Richland, the course must have been completed at an AHDI (Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity)-accredited institution and must have been completed within the previous five (5) years from the time of transfer. This course is applicable toward all certificates, AAS, ALS (credit hours 4.0, lecture hours 1.0, lab hours 6.0).
Prerequisite
HIT 142 [grade of 'C' or higher]