This course includes the following components of the Diploma of Clinical Coding HLT50321:
- HLTCCD003 Use medical terminology in health care
- HLTCCD004 Interpret clinical documentation using knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Text books: Students are required to purchase the text book: Mastering Medical Terminology ($60 – $100) All other materials are provided by eHE.
Personal Tutor is allocated to all students.
Pre-requisites: none
This course is designed to build skills in medical vocabulary and medical practice and sciences including the following skills:
- Identify medical terms used in clinical documentation
- Communicate using medical terminology
- Identify the health status of patients
- Identify the structure and function of the human body and the effect of dieses and conditions
- Identify the appropriate investigation and treatment for diseases and conditions.
- Apply and maintain knowledge of anatomy and physiology
- Use knowledge of anatomy and physiology and interventions to understand and analyse the content of a health record
Note: If you are interested in the terminology used as a code system in healthcare clinical see the EHE courses on SNOMED CT.
