This course will introduce you to the instructional tools needed to succeed as a clinical office specialist and as an electronic records specialist. This class is designed to provide you with the skills necessary to learn, along with hands-on activities to reinforce the instruction. Upon completion, you will be qualified to take the CEHRS (Office and Certified Electronic Records Specialist) Exam through the National Healthcare Association. Please see instructor for more details.

The class is 8 weeks long, self-paced, and online. There will be one mandatory zoom session at the start of the class.

This Textbook uses SIMChart for the Medical Office (SCMO). Students who complete the activities in the textbook should be able to transfer their knowledge to other EHR software.

You will learn the following:
• Entry Level Electronic Health Record training
• Electronic Healthcare Records System
• Privacy Laws, Confidentiality and Security
• Administrative uses of the Electronic Health Record
• Entry level Clinical Reimbursement process
• The interrelationship between clinical departments and the role of the Clinical Office and Electronic Records Specialist

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: The Electronic Health Record for the Physician's Office, approx $70. Online book code, 1HCT 0046. Textbooks should be purchased before the first class and are available at the Century College Bookstore located on the West Campus, 651.779.3281 or online at www.centurycollegebookstore.com. (If you plan to purchase this text from another source, please call our registration desk 651.779.3341 first to make certain you will obtain the correct edition.)

*A Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end with successful completion of class (75% or above).