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RTO ID: 91660

Comprehensive Medical Terminology

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Medical terminology is the language used to communicate facts and ideas specific to medicine and healthcare. These words and symbols relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical diagnoses and procedures.

This course is one option for meeting the entry requirement for the HIMAA Introductory ICD-10-AM, ACHI and ACS clinical coding course.

The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the medical language used by health care professionals. It is particularly useful for medical typists, clinical coders and many other health industry workers. This HIMAA course is well recognised within the health information profession as the best foundation for training as a clinical coder. 
Total course hours   240              Note   There is no entry requirement for this course
                                                                                                                                                                         Updated  15 January 2020
 
 
 

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