Superior degree in

Health Documentation and Administration

On-site Also available: Online

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Description

Do you like data management, tidy things and want to work in healthcare?

In this advanced degree, you will learn to define and organize processes for treating clinical information and documentation, extracting and recording data, coding it, and validating the information.

With the knowledge and skills acquired, you will be able to ensure compliance with regulations, as well as intervene in the processes of patient care and management, and administrative management in health centers.

Higher Technical Degree in Health Documentation and Administration

2 academic courses (2,000h)
From September to June / Hours: from 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Baccalaureate, Middle Grade, Higher Grade, Entrance Exam to Higher Grade

Balmes, Vitae Online

Curriculum

Professional Module Hours

Office automation and information processing

Manage file systems, mail, electronic agenda, and training from different applications, and produce text documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.

231

Patient management

Manage administrative tasks related to health institutions as well as admissions and discharges, medical transport, and other patient care services.

132

Clinical terminology and pathology

Recognize the structure and general organization of the human organism and characterize disorders of the different systems.

99

Extraction of diagnostics and procedures

Identify diagnoses and therapeutic procedures in different health care situations.

165

Health archiving and documentation

Design and prepare healthcare documents and manages both the archive and medical records.

132

Health information and classification systems

Select, use and apply disease classification codes, clinical and non-clinical data.

99

Itinerary for employability I

Learn to prevent occupational hazards and social skills.

99

Professional English

Know the grammar and vocabulary of the professional field.

66

Professional Catalan

Know the grammar and vocabulary of the professional field.

66

Professional Module Hours

Sanitary coding

Perform diagnostic coding processes related to systemic pathology, gynecology, obstetrics, injuries and intoxications.

165

Psychosocial patient/user care

Apply communication techniques to guide and advise patients and their families on aspects related to their stay in the health center.

66

Data validation and exploitation

Perform statistical analysis using computer applications and calculates probability values.

185

Health administrative management

Manage administrative tasks in research projects, clinical trials, and in the development of health projects, preparing and managing one’s own documentation.

99

Itinerary for employability II

Improvement of employability, individual development plan.

66

Intermodular project

Preparation and realization of professional events

198

Digitalization applied to the production system

Integration of digital technologies in the production and management processes of a company. It includes the use of tools such as automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and data analytics to optimize efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs.

33

Optional professional module

Deepen knowledge of the professional field.

66

Sustainability applied to the productive sectors

Implementation of practices and strategies aimed at balancing economic development with environmental protection and social welfare.

33

Access

You can access the cycles if you meet any of the following requirements:

  • A high school diploma.
  • Title of technician of professional formation of plastic arts and design, or specialist technician.
  • To have passed the second year of baccalaureate of any experimental baccalaureate modality.
  • To have passed the university orientation course (COU) or pre-university course.
  • Title of baccalaureate by having completed the unified polyvalent baccalaureate (BUP).
  • Any university degree or equivalent.
  • To have passed the university entrance exam for those over 25 or 45 years of age, or to have gained access to the university by accrediting work or professional experience at the age of 40.

If you do not meet any of the above requirements, you can take an entrance exam. To take the test, you must be 19 years of age or older, or be 19 years of age during the calendar year in which the test is taken.

The Vitae Method

We train with values to make the Vitae experience a lifelong learning experience.

  • Here you are the center: a method focused on the students and their needs.
  • We learn by doing and enjoying: first the practice, then the theory.
  • We analyze to improve the performance of the dynamics applied.

Learn with an innovative methodology that goes beyond conventional teaching.

Exits
professionals and
academic continuity

The overcoming of this training cycle allows you to make the leap to the working world as:

  1. Senior technician in health documentation.
  2. Technical responsible for the codification of health documentation.
  3. Technical responsible for medical records archives.
  4. Responsible for technical treatment and sanitary document design.
  5. Technical manager of health care information systems.
  6. Technical person in charge of evaluation and quality control of health care services.
  7. Technical responsible for the management of administrative-clinical processes.
  8. Responsible for the administration of health units, departments or centers.
  9. Biomedical research team assistant.
  10. Secretary of health services.

Do you want to continue your training?

The higher degree in Health Documentation and Administration gives you access to official studies of university degree, with the possibility of validating credits (ECTS).

Modalities

On-site

We believe in the importance of practice, the environment and the connection between teachers and students.

All Vitae schools are located in reference entities in each area and have high level facilities, providing a 100% immersive learning from the hand of an active, close and constantly evolving teaching team.

The Balmes center, the heart of the Vitae University School, consists of 3,000m2 distributed over two floors, with classrooms, multi-purpose rooms and common areas.

The ideal environment in which to start your professional career.

Online

Do you want to combine studies and work? We make it easy for you to develop your potential!

Study a distance learning vocational training program at your own pace.

In the online degree program in Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine you can connect to live meet sessions, thus maintaining a close relationship with the teaching staff and classmates, access forums, tutorials and interactive exercises.

Evaluation is by means of written tests and face-to-face practicals.

Stay in the company of
work

The world of social integration is exciting and rewarding, but it entails great responsibility. Being in touch with day-to-day reality will help you gain the confidence you need to launch yourself into the working world.

That is why we are building a network of collaborating institutions, in continuous growth, where you will be able to stay in the company and prepare yourself to embark on your professional path. At the moment Vitae already has a network of900 collaborating entities related to the world of sport and health.

Related degrees ​

During the Higher Degree in Health Documentation and Administration, you have the opportunity to take complementary training courses that will enrich your profile:

  • Accredited accreditation in AED – Automated External Defibrillator.

Teaching staff

We accompany you on your way to a quality professional future.

Choosing Vitae means choosing to train with a young, dynamic, and multidisciplinary team that is connected to the sports, health, and sociocultural sectors in their daily work.

A teaching team that shares its know-how with you to prepare you to make the leap into the working world and continue to grow.

Centers

Success stories

We believe in the power of personal experiences to learn and also to communicate. That is why we dedicate a space to share inspiring stories of people who have passed through our classrooms and have taken everything they have learned at the school to their professional, sports, and life trajectories.

FORM

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Discover the Vitae Method: practical learning in sport and health, with a scientific and personalized approach for student success.

Meet our team: passionate and qualified experts who combine theory and practice for innovative and relevant education.

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