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Electronic Medical Records
at Penn Foster Career School
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If you’re looking to learn new job skills, refresh or refine existing healthcare knowledge, or prepare for industry certification, Penn Foster’s online Electronic Medical Records Certificate can help you take the first step. Boost your career confidence and refresh your resume from home, on your schedule, in as little as 3 months!
- The electronic medical records training program helps prepare you for the National Healthcareer Association CEHRS (Electronic Health Record Specialist Certification) exam. - Helps prepare you for a career as an electronic medical records (EMR) technician.
Our accredited online Electronic Medical Records Training is designed with job-readiness in mind. You'll study what a medical records and health information technician does, receive a general overview of the health information industry, and begin to prepare for medical records certification.
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Medical Records Specialists
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
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While there are no prerequisites for enrolling in this pathway, licensing and/or certification requirements for jobs in certain fields are not the same in every state and may include educational, testing, and/or experiential requirements beyond those offered in the Penn Foster Program. Prospective students should contact the state professional licensing board or similar regulatory body in the state(s) where you plan to work to determine their requirements before enrolling in your program.