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Bachelor'sBachelor's in Cyber Security Bachelor's in Health Care Administration Bachelor's in Health Information Management - CAHIIM^® accredited CAHIIM Accreditation

Bachelor's in Nursing (RN/ADN to BSN) - CCNE accredited CCNE Accreditation

Bachelor's in Social Work Master'sMaster's in Health Care Administration Master’s in Health Informatics Master's in Organizational Leadership

CertificatesCancer Registry Management - NCRA Accredited National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) Accreditation

Clinical Documentation Improvement - CAHIIM^® accredited CAHIIM Accreditation

Health Information Fundamentals for Health Professionals Certificate Health Information Management Certificate Health Insurance Customer Service Certificate - CAHIIM^® accredited CAHIIM Accreditation

Leadership in Health Care Administration Certificate - CAHIIM^® accredited CAHIIM Accreditation

Medical Coding Certificate Physician Practice Management Certificate - CAHIIM^® accredited CAHIIM Accreditation

Provider Credentialing Specialist Certificate - CAHIIM^® accredited CAHIIM Accreditation

Question: How do I redeem my qualified credential(s) for undergraduate and/or graduate college credit with Charter Oak?

Answer: Tell us which credentials/certifications you’ve earned when you apply along with your member ID. We’ll do the rest. View the full list of evaluated professional credentials for credit.

Certified Coding Associate (CCA) up to 20
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) up to 23
Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) up to 19
Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) up to 17
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) up to 10
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) up to 4
Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring (CNIM) up to 35
Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) up to 23
Certified Professional Biller (CPB) up to 9
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) up to 19
Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO) up to 23
Health Information and Management Systems, Certified Professional (CPHIMS) up to 9
Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) up to 25
Certified Phlebotomy Technologist (CPT) up to 4
Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) up to 23
Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) up to 29
Emergency Medical Services Responder (EMR) up to 2
Emergency Medical Services Technician (EMT) up to 6
Emergency Medical Services Technician, Advanced (EMT-A) up to 8
Health Services Executive (HSE)* up to 19
Nurse, Licensed Practical (LPN) up to 16
Magnetic Resonance Imaging technician (MRIT) up to 16
Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) up to 3
Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (RET) up to 19
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) up to 48
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) up to 37
Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) up to 24
Nurse, Registered (RN) up to 64
Radiologic Technologist (RT) up to 33
Paramedic up to 41

*Approved for Graduate level.

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Charter Oak State College is a Connecticut State College and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

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Your Program Director

Brooke N. Palkie, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA

Brooke is the Program Director for the MS Health Care Administration and MS Health Informatics Programs at Charter Oak State College. She has taught in higher education for the last ten years with a teaching focus on corporate compliance, assessing healthcare quality, classifications, vocabularies, and clinical data standards. Prior to her higher education career, Dr. Palkie worked in leadership roles throughout the hospital setting as well as for the State of Minnesota. Dr. Palkie graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in health information management with a focus on health management and received her Ed.D. from Capella University with a focus on educational leadership.

Your HIM Program Director

Cindy Edgerton, MHA, M.Ed, RHIA

Cindy is the Program Director for our B.S. in Health Information Management. She has over 30 years in the HIM industry. Her previous experience includes employment with Kaplan University and Rasmussen College. She loves sharing her experience with her students in the HIM program. She also enjoys curriculum design and assisting faculty with adding new and interesting assignments to courses. She is the author of the Healthcare Statistics chapter in the Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles and Practices textbook, 4th and 5th Editions, by Oachs, P. and Watters, A.

Your HCA Program Director

Stacey Walraven, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CPC, COC, CHTS-TR

Stacey Walraven, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CPC, COC, CHTS-TR

Stacey is the Program Director for our B.S. in Health Care Administration. She has spent nearly two decades in the healthcare industry. A published author, Stacey co-wrote the most recent edition of the textbook Basic ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding and its accompanying exercise book with Health Science & Technology Department Chair, Dr. Brooke Palkie, helping students and professionals alike master these essential coding systems.

Charter Oak State College is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education