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Saint-Mary's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
General Hospital, Montreal Children's Hospital, Royal Victoria
Hospital, Montreal Neurological Institute, Chest Hospital of Montreal,
Lakeshore Hospital, Jewish General Hospital, CLSCs and many others.
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Medical Records
program only available in
English
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(DEC-411.A0) |
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New! This
program is now accredited by the
CHIMA
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Health Information Management
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This new three year specialization program leads to a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) and provides the student with the skills and knowledge to effectively manage the health information required for patient care, administration, research and education. This program is designed to train you for the specialized techniques required in health information management and offers a unique combination of medical, computer, and business courses. Emphasis during the program will be on medical records techniques, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical coding, computerization and statistical analysis.
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What does the medical records program entail?
A medical records technician manages the information contained in the patient's medical records and ensures the confidentiality of this information. Depending on the work environment, a medical records technician's duties may be quite varied. These duties include:
- Ensuring that all medical records are complete
- Coding illnesses and treatments
- Generating statistics from medical records data
- Applying the Access to Information Act and the Act respecting health services and social services that pertain to all medical records
- Cooperating with researchers with regard to epidemiological studies
- Representing the institution in courts of law
Basic knowledge of French is required to follow this program of study because certain textbooks and software are only in French.
We teach the following software:
- Word, Excel, Access, and other specialized medical software.
Careers, sectors of employment, internship and activities
The program includes
two (2) internships during the fall and winter semesters of the student's last year of study. Students will complete 10 weeks in a hospital centre and 5 weeks in a local community service centre (CLSC) or other service.
Also, the student shadow program, which takes place in the first year of study, gives students the opportunity to observe professionals during their workday. Students may have the opportunity to acquire experience during the summer months through our placement service.
Sectors of employment
- Hospitals
- Local community service centre (CLSC)
- Regional Health and Social Services Board
- Hospital centres for long-term care
- Polyclinics
- Government agencies
- Private corporations
- Insurance companies
- Medical records consulting firms
- Coroner's office
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