Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist

Health Information Technology HIT

Created by: Valerie Boyd- Holsinger
Education Professional Consultant

What Will I Learn?

• Electronic Health Records
• Medical Billing & Coding for the EHR
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Law and Ethics
• Health Insurance in the United States

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED *Required to take (Certification Exam)
• Optional *Register with the certifying agency to take Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist Exam (CEHRS) (Must be purchased separately) (Under Organization Type: Register Individually)
• Recommended that students purchase separately: Electronic Health Record: Standards, Coding Systems, Frameworks, and Infrastructures, Pradeep K. Sinha, Gaur Sunder, Prashant Bendale, Manisha Mantri, Atreya Dande ISBN: 978-1-118-28134-5 December 2012 Wiley-IEEE Press

Target audience

• Medical Professionals: Medical and Dental Assistants, Medical Office Computer Specialist, Medical Records Clerk, Patient Service's Coordinator. and others seeking an salary increase or advancement opportunity.
• Anyone seeking a new career opportunities as an Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist,
• Job Outlook and Salary Range for Electronic Medical Records Specialists. Overall, demand for medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase 13% through 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)1. The agency said about 27,800 jobs will be added.