| Field of Study: | Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
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| Description: | The health information office assistant is an integral member of the health care team, supporting the professional staff in collecting, accessing, and transmitting health information in a secure environment. The Health Information Office Assistant program is an innovative program providing the necessary skills and theoretical knowledge required by those wishing to become health information office assistants. Successful graduates will be proficient in medical office procedures, computer software, emerging client care software, basic billing duties, office procedures and health information law in a client care setting.
Courses in this program are conducted on SAIT campus and online. A three-week, unpaid practicum at a health care facility or medical office setting in or outside Calgary is required for successful completion of this program. |