Health Information Coding Specialist
Certificate of Applied Science (CAS)

Health Information Coding Specialist

Certificate of Applied Science (CAS)

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Health information coding plays a vital role in patient care. Coding specialists research and rely on knowledge of correct medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and disease processes to transformation verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries, and procedures into alphanumeric designations used for data retrieval, analysis, and claims processing. They exhibit professional communication skills in oral, written, and electronic formats.