Health Information Management Students Pass CCA Exam
March 19, 2018
Health Information Management Students Pass CCA Exam
Sometimes in life and in school, it’s easy to lose track of what we’re working for. We can get so deep in the weeds that we forget there are actual, tangible goals we set out to accomplish. For three Career College of Northern Nevada Health Information Management students, their goals just became crystal clear as they recently passed their Certified Coding Associate exams, putting them one step closer to a career in medical coding.
CCNN students Jeanette Craig, Jessica Mendoza and Shayla Johnson recently passed the rigorous coding certification test offered to those considering a career in health information. It’s the culmination of CCNN’s 18-month Health Information Management program which teaches students about healthcare, medical billing codes and insurance reimbursement methodologies.
It’s all with an eye toward a career as a health information technician, a job that involves organizing and managing health data using both paper and electronic filing systems and coding systems to categorize patient information for reimbursement purposes.
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