profession of an health information technician. I chose this profession because I like working with technology and want a career in healthcare. I am also detail-oriented, organized and interested in science and medicine. I believe that a job as a health information technician could be the right fit for me. My paper will inform you on the advantages of following a career in the health information technician career field. First of all, this one of the few jobs in the medical industry that has no hands on…
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Keeping medical records done in proper order is a vital part of an Administrators job and health information technicians. All forms and charts must be completed and up-to-date will the correct information, the medical records department is responsible for doing this. Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), completes, accuracy of all data that is put into the system of records. There has to be a quality level of all records that's required in order to follow the guidelines of the facility…
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protect an individual privacy when it comes to their medical information. These laws were created and put into place to establish patient confidentiality and not have patients’ information disclosed without prior consent. In 1998, Dawn Castellano, a pharmacy technician who worked for Arbor Drugs in Mount Clemens, Michigan, violated a patient’s confidentiality by disclosing information to her son regarding one of her customers. The pharmacy technician was filling a prescription for AIDS medication and…
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Health Information Technician Jessica Lindelof Kaplan University Health Information Technician My goal is become a medical coder or a health information technician. As a medical coder I would be responsible for coding each diagnosis and procedure so that the provider or hospital can be reimbursed from the insurance companies. I would also have the ability to work for an insurance company reviewing medical claims that come in to make sure that they are coded correctly and everything…
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How to become Medical Laboratory Technician Have you ever wondered what a Medical Laboratory Technician does? A Medical Laboratory Technician is also known as a clinical laboratory technician. They are scientists who perform a lot of essential laboratory testing that is critical to the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. To be able to define the word of a Medical Laboratory Technician this essay will discuss the job itself and its working conditions, the skills and schooling needed…
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Wow oh wow! We have so much to look forward to when we graduate and earn our Medical Billing and Coding certificate! I though at first that being a coder or biller was all this class was about, but was very wrong! Here is a list of all the different jobs that we can pursue at an entry lever position: Medical Office Assistant (Medical Receptionist, Medical Secretary) - This position usually handles the front office staff and administrative duties. Handles a lot of the organization of the office…
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the pharmacy technician class because I completed the prerequisites, maintained good grades in all of my classes, and try my best in everything that I do. Pharmacy tech would enable me to learn about the pharmaceutical industry in a way I never have before, it would allow me to gain experience in professional record keeping and real life experience in a pharmacy setting. The pharmacy technician class at Belton high school interests me because I'd like to be a pharmacy technician while going to…
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Career Cluster: Health Science High School CTE Program: Pharmacy Technician Career Cluster Pathway: Therapeutic Services (HLPA) Educational Agency: Orange County Public Schools 2014-2015 16 CORE CURRICULUM CREDITS 8 ADDITIONAL CREDITS ENGLISH 4 credits MATH 4 credits (Algebra 1 & Geometry required) SCIENCE 3 credits, 2 equally rigorous, 2 with lab SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits OTHER REQUIRED COURSES CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES 1 COMPLETE ONLINE COURSE…
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Professional Experience: Western PA Humane Society 7/2008-9/2016 Lead Foster Technician 10/2014-9/2016 • Remained responsible for all foster technician duties, while taking on the following additional responsibilities and supervising the work of the Junior Foster Technician; • In charge of reviewing all on-line foster applications,…
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Health Information Technician For my entire life, my grandfather has been the closest person to me since my parents were too busy with their work. They have to go abroad very often due to the need of their business. For that reason, my grandfather is the only one who has been taking care of every single thing for me since I was born. He was always by my side and watched me grow up day by day. When I was in sixth grade, my grandfather started to ask me what I wanted to do when I grow up. Since the…
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