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Upon program completion, graduates are qualified to take the Certified Coding Specialist - Physician's Office - National Certification Examination conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) National Certification Examination conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders.\n\nGraduates of this program are able to:\n\nIdentify diagnoses and procedures provided in patient information;\nAssign appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes for patient care, population health statistics and billing purposes;\nIntegrate information for cost control, quality management, statistics, marketing, and planning;\nMonitor governmental and non-governmental standards;\nDesign system controls to monitor patient information security; and\nCommunicate effectively with patients, members of the health care team, and billing offices, both face-to-face and via telehealth.\n\nHITT285-the clinical externship- is scheduled Monday through Friday during the day. There are no weekend or evening clinical site hours. Students must complete a total of 120 hours, with a minimum three-day-a-week availability recommended.\nPrior to Externship placement, students must submit (at their own expense):\n\nRequests for federal and state background checks\nChild Abuse History Clearance Form\nCertification of Health Status\nCertification in CPR: Health Care Provider (AHA-BLS)\nA mandatory 10-panel expanded opiates drug screen to be completed no sooner than 30 days before the start of the externship.\n\nStudents pursuing programs in the medical office laboratory area are required to complete an Essential Functions form prior to registering for courses.\n\nHealth Sciences\nFounders Hall 112  Phone 215-968-8353 (option 3)\nCurriculum Code No. 3174"},"ceterms:occupationType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://www.onetcenter.org/taxonomy.html","ceterms:targetNode":"https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-3021.00","ceterms:codedNotation":"43-3021.00","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Standard Occupational Classification"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Billing and Posting Clerks"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. 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