Mode
In-person
Duration
2 courses
Start date
September 2026
Schedule
Monday to Friday from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Places
thirty
Languages
Catalan
Presentation
Train to become an indispensable professional in the healthcare field, managing and optimizing care processes with a clinical perspective.
The Higher Professional Training Diploma in Health Documentation and Administration is an official qualification accredited by the Department of Education of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
This training qualifies you to define and organize processes for handling clinical information and documentation, extracting and recording data, coding it, and validating the information, ensuring compliance with regulations and assisting in patient management and administrative processes in healthcare facilities.
Efficient healthcare document management
Manage the archive of clinical histories and other documentation.
Analysis and validation of clinical data
Exploit and validate databases for the clinical care information system.
Comprehensive administrative support for health services
Perform administrative tasks in the management of the clinical and non-clinical areas of healthcare centers.
Patient care and guidance with a human touch
Assist and guide patients and their families by applying communication techniques to improve the quality of care.
Rigorous processing of medical documentation
Prepare and process documents and communications related to health services.
Application of the CMBD in clinical management
Manage health documentation by applying the structure, utilities, validations, and exploitations of the Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS).
Coordination of admission and discharge processes
Manage patient admissions, discharges, bed assignments, and the provision of other healthcare services to patients/users.
Understanding specialized clinical terminology
Recognize the clinical terminology of health documents in relation to pathological processes and their care in healthcare services.
Diagnostic coding with international criteria
Perform coding processes for diagnoses and procedures related to the International Classification of Diseases.
Professional Outings
With this qualification, you will be able to work in various areas of healthcare management. These professions can be practiced in hospitals, clinics, primary care centers, health insurance companies, laboratories, research units, and public health administrations.
Senior Technician in Health Documentation
Technical Lead for Health Record Coding
Technical Manager of Clinical History Archives
Technical Lead for Treatment and Design of Health Care Documentation
Technical Lead for Health Care Information Systems
Curriculum
2,000 hours distributed over two academic years (1,485 hours at the educational center + 515 hours of practical training at work sites)
First course
Office Automation and Information Processing
231 Hours
Patient management
132 Hours
Clinical terminology and pathology
99 Hours
Extraction of diagnoses and procedures
165 Hours
Health record and documentation
132 Hours
Health information and classification systems
99 Hours
Professional Catalan
66 Hours
Professional English
66 Hours
Digitalization applied to productive sectors
Thirty-three hours
Sustainability applied to the production system
Thirty-three hours
Personal Pathway to Employability I
99 Hours
Second course
Health coding
165 Hours
Psychosocial care for the patient/user
66 Hours
Data validation and exploitation
185 Hours
Healthcare Administration
99 Hours
Personal Pathway to Employability II
66 Hours
Inter-module project
198 Hours
Documentation and Quality Management in Care Centers
66 Hours
Student Guide
Consult and download the Student Guide: all the practical information to get the course off to a good start.
Dates of interest
Open House 2026
March 26 at 6:00 PM
2026 Pre-registration
From March 27 to April 13
Publication of admitted students on the website 2026
April 24
2026 Pre-registrations
From April 27 to May 3
Registration for the 2025/2026 School Year
Registration closed
Registration documentation
Submit to the academic secretary on the day of enrollment formalization:
- Color passport-size photograph.
- Photocopy of your bank details for payment authorization and the “SEPA Direct Debit Mandate” document.
- Photocopy of a document showing the student’s identification code (IDALU), which usually appears on the transcript.
- Original official academic transcript showing the grade obtained according to the relevant access route (ESO, Bachillerato, medium/higher vocational training cycle, etc.). If applying for the convalidation of credits or modules, grades must be itemized by credit or training unit.
- Original or certified copy of the corresponding title receipt.
- Document “Data Confidentiality”
- Document “Request for Consent to Obtain Images.”
- Document “Educational Commitment Letter” (in-person instruction only).
- Document “Virtual Teaching Commitment Letter” (for virtual instruction only).
- Original and photocopy of the family book or equivalent documentation proving kinship.
If the student is a minor, the following documentation must also be provided:
Send as a PDF by email from October 1 to 30:
- Document proving the Social Security affiliation number (NUSS)
- Certificate of sexual offenses.
- Vaccination certificate (available in the La Meva Salut app).
- Individual Health Card (TSI)
Price
Prices for the 2026/2027 course
Payment methods
Tuition payment
Payment will be made once enrollment has been completed, through the following methods:
a) Lump sum payment
Students who opt for a single payment must pay in one lump sum the total amount due for their enrollment, according to the established payment method, within a maximum of seven calendar days from the date of enrollment.
b) Instalment payment
Tuition installment payment is a free service (0% fees) offered by the CDSJD to its students to facilitate course payment. Once enrollment is finalized, the student commits to making all the specified payments, even in the event of withdrawal for any reason.
Access
Requirements for Access to Higher Vocational Training Cycles
To access a Higher Degree Vocational Training program, you must meet one of the following requirements:
Have one of the following titles:
- High School
- LOGSE High School Diploma.
- Goodbye
- A vocational training diploma, a university degree, or an equivalent qualification.
- Title of specialist technician, senior technician, or equivalent.
- Vocational high school diploma or a diploma in Fine Arts and Design.
Or, having overcome:
- A professional certificate training program included in the cycle.
- A specific training course for access to upper-level degree programs.
- An entrance exam.
- The second year of any experimental high school program.
- The COU or a pre-university course.
- The university entrance exam for those over 25 or 45 years old.
- Access to university for people aged 40 or older with proven work or professional experience.
Admission Criteria
To access the vocational training programs, the Sant Joan de Déu Teaching Campus establishes admission criteria based on its private ownership and in accordance with the recommendations of the Department of Education.
Basic criteria
- Completion of pre-registration via the corresponding document and bank payment – 40 points.
- Having completed another accredited degree at the Teaching Campus – 25 points.
- Attend informational sessions – 15 points.
- Being a sibling, parent, or child of a student who has completed or is currently completing studies at CDSJD – 10 points.
- Being an employee, volunteer (with more than 100 hours), or family member of an employee at any center belonging to the Hospital Order of Saint John of God (up to second degree of kinship) – 10 points.
Tiebreaker order
- To have a Specific Educational Support Need (SESN)*.
- The average grade for the education that grants access to the CFGS*.
- Drawing
To apply the tie-breaking criterion, it is necessary to submit the supporting documentation within the established deadline.
Requirements for enrollment
- Completing enrollment constitutes acceptance of and signing the commitment letter to the school’s mission and agreement to the rules of coexistence.
- Priority will be given to individuals who complete the full enrollment for the Training Cycle.