Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology

Certificate in Health Records and
Information Technology

Course Overview

Certificate in Health Records and IT Level 5 is a Competency-based TVET program that is offered at Amref International Training Center (The Amref International University-TVET Directorate).

The course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to manage and maintain medical records, patient registration, apply data collection, performing daily bed returns in hospitals , disease coding and indexing and to understand the principles of health information management and the complexity of the healthcare systems, to work in both private and public informatic sectors of the economy.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the Certificate in Health Records, students will be able to:

Apply the principles of health informatics to manage and maintain medical records
Analyze epidemiological disease patterns and trends
Use advanced statistics to interpret health data
Manage health systems and resources
Apply health economics to healthcare decision-making
Monitor and evaluate health projects

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum entry requirements for the Certificate in Health Records is: A mean grade of C- minus in K.C.S.E.

Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) OR

Any other International qualifications to get approval from the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of the Certificate in Health Records can pursue a variety of careers in the healthcare industry, including:

Health information officer
Medical data analyst
Health Case manager
Health informatics specialist
Health economist
Project manager

EXAMINATION & INTAKE

Our students will have their exams administered internally by Amref International Training Center (AITC) and an external exam administered by TVET/CDACC.

Duration: This course will take a maximum of up to one and a half years which will give five (5) trimesters inclusion of theory learning and practical experience in a hospital setup.

Intakes:

January, May and September

Our students will have their exams administered internally by Amref International Training Center (AITC) and an external exam administered by TVET/CDACC.

Duration: This course will take a maximum of up to one and a half years which will give five (5) trimesters inclusion of theory learning and practical experience in a hospital setup.

FEE STRUCTURE

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Course Admission

Admissions open in January, May and September every year

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