With the advanced use of digital health information and electronic health records, there is a greater need for healthcare analytics knowledge. The Medical Coding and Health Care Data Analytics for Practice Certificate provides in-depth education on medical code data sets, data capture, revenue cycle management, reimbursement, technology tools and how to analyze health care information. The courses provide students with the opportunity to develop expertise in analyzing health care data for business decisions, quality outcomes, revenue cycle management and medical research. The final course includes a practical application project that can be used to demonstrate health care data analytics knowledge.
Undergraduate or graduate, which certificate is right for you?
The Undergraduate Certificate Program is designed for
- Those currently employed as medical and health care managers, including medical group practice managers and reimbursement managers
- Information technology or quality staff in health care settings
- Second or third year undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in health and rehabilitation sciences, engineering, business, computer science or nursing
- Medical and health care managers, including medical group practice managers and reimbursement managers
- Health care providers who are interested in learning more about clinical documentation and coded information and their relationship to revenue, research and compliance
- Information technology or quality staff in health care settings
- Graduate students in health and rehabilitation sciences, engineering, business, computer science or nursing