COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HIT121HTLH DATA MGT & DELIVERY SYSTM4 Credit HoursOrganization of health care delivery in the United States including providers and professionals; role of government and external agencies; accreditation and regulatory requirements and issues; structure and function of the American Health Information Management Association; the functions of an HIM department; emphasis on the contenct and structure of health records and documentation requirements; introduction to electronic health records and use of HIM application software.HIT122ALTERNATIVE HLTH RECS & REGIST3 Credit HoursStructure and function of non-acute healthcare facilities; accreditation and regulatory requirements; reimbursement and funding; content and structure of health records and documentation requirements; information mangement and the role of the HIM professional; overview of health registries with emphasis on cancer registry; students will spend observation time in a non-acute healthcare setting.Prerequisites: HIT121HIT123HLTHCRE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISS2 Credit HoursLegal aspects of health information management practice; overview of judicial system and processes; importance of the health record as a confidential and legal document; practice in the release of information function; record retention and destruction of records are studied; current legal issues, compliance, privacy and security; professional and practice related ethical issues and laws are discussed.Corequisites: HIT121HIT124CLINICAL CLASSIFICATNS SYS I4 Credit HoursICD-9-CM coding system and its applicaiton in coding diagnoses and and prcedures; applying coding guidelines with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; review of the inpatient prospective payment system; study of various nomenclature and classification systems used in the healthcare field.Prerequisites: (HIT121) or BIO122, BIO123Corequisites: BIO124HIT221CLINICAL CLASSIFICATNS SYS II3 Credit HoursCPT-4/HCPCS coding system and its application in coding procedures; applying coding guidelines with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; applying coding guidelines of previously learned coding principles; review of the outpatient prospective payment system.Prerequisites: HIT124, BIO222HIT222HLTHCRE STATISTICS & RESEARCH3 Credit HoursCollection, organization, analysis and presentation of healthcare data; vital and public health statistics; computation and interpretation of healthcare statistics; data retrieval of clinical information from specialized databases; abstracting and maintaining data; importance of data quality and validity; reviewing Institutional Review Board processes.Prerequisites: HIT122, HIT124Corequisites: HIT224HIT223HIM SUPERVSN:CONCEPTS & PRACT3 Credit HoursIntroduction to the concepts and practices of management and the role of the supervisor as it relates to the Health Information Management department; strategic planning and developing goals and objectives; importance of leadership and working in teams; orientation and training; monitoring resources and budgeting; study of practical problems in supervision.Prerequisites: HIT224Corequisites: ENG222HIT224QUALITY MGT IN HEALTHCARE2 Credit HoursComponents of quality management in healthcare including quality assessment and improvement; utilization review; risk management and credentialing; use of quality improvement tools and techniques to assess, monitor, and report performance improvement activities; accreditation and regulatory requirements; outcome measures and patient safety.Prerequisites: HIT122, HIT124Corequisites: HIT222HIT226PROFESSIONAL PR I/SEM I4 Credit HoursSupervised professional practice experience in a healthcare facility which is designed to allow students to apply HIM technical knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Students complete additional assisgnments and meet in seminar to discuss the HIM profession and share practicum experiences.HIT227PROFESSIONAL PR II/SEMII4 Credit HoursSupervised professional practice experience in a healthcare facility which is designed to allow students to apply advanced HIM technical knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Students complete additional assignments and meet in seminar to discuss issues and trends in the healthcare field which impact HIM practice; career management strategies and preparing for the national RHIT examination.HIT228CLINICAL CLASS SYS III & REIMB4 Credit HoursApplying coding guidelines of previously learned coding principles through advanced coding practices with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; healthcare reimbursement methodologies related to all health care settings; clinical coding and applying reimbursement methodologies; the billing process as it relates to health information management; revenue cycle management; coding compliance and data quality.Prerequisites: HIT124HIT229HLTH INFO SYSTEMS AND TECH3 Credit HoursUse of information technology in healthcare; computer concepts, communication and network technology; data quality and databases; data security; planning, evaluation and selection of information systems; HIM specialty systems, healthcare information systems; emerging technologies; emphasis on the electronic health record.Prerequisites: (HIT224) or CAP120, BCA120HIT230HLTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE US2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on the structure and process of health care in the United States. Topics include the historical development of the health care delivery system; types of facilities, services, agencies and personnel that constitute the system, critical policy and regulatory issues the system confronts; health care financing and reimbursement; and the role of government in health care.HIT231CODING PROF PRACTICE EXP/SEMIN2 Credit HoursThe Student is placed in a health care setting for supervised coding experience. This enables the student to apply technical skills in ICD-9-CM AND CPT coding, APC and DRG assignment and other reimbursement methodologies.Prerequisites: HIT124
HIT122ALTERNATIVE HLTH RECS & REGIST3 Credit HoursStructure and function of non-acute healthcare facilities; accreditation and regulatory requirements; reimbursement and funding; content and structure of health records and documentation requirements; information mangement and the role of the HIM professional; overview of health registries with emphasis on cancer registry; students will spend observation time in a non-acute healthcare setting.Prerequisites: HIT121
HIT123HLTHCRE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISS2 Credit HoursLegal aspects of health information management practice; overview of judicial system and processes; importance of the health record as a confidential and legal document; practice in the release of information function; record retention and destruction of records are studied; current legal issues, compliance, privacy and security; professional and practice related ethical issues and laws are discussed.Corequisites: HIT121
HIT124CLINICAL CLASSIFICATNS SYS I4 Credit HoursICD-9-CM coding system and its applicaiton in coding diagnoses and and prcedures; applying coding guidelines with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; review of the inpatient prospective payment system; study of various nomenclature and classification systems used in the healthcare field.Prerequisites: (HIT121) or BIO122, BIO123Corequisites: BIO124
HIT221CLINICAL CLASSIFICATNS SYS II3 Credit HoursCPT-4/HCPCS coding system and its application in coding procedures; applying coding guidelines with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; applying coding guidelines of previously learned coding principles; review of the outpatient prospective payment system.Prerequisites: HIT124, BIO222
HIT222HLTHCRE STATISTICS & RESEARCH3 Credit HoursCollection, organization, analysis and presentation of healthcare data; vital and public health statistics; computation and interpretation of healthcare statistics; data retrieval of clinical information from specialized databases; abstracting and maintaining data; importance of data quality and validity; reviewing Institutional Review Board processes.Prerequisites: HIT122, HIT124Corequisites: HIT224
HIT223HIM SUPERVSN:CONCEPTS & PRACT3 Credit HoursIntroduction to the concepts and practices of management and the role of the supervisor as it relates to the Health Information Management department; strategic planning and developing goals and objectives; importance of leadership and working in teams; orientation and training; monitoring resources and budgeting; study of practical problems in supervision.Prerequisites: HIT224Corequisites: ENG222
HIT224QUALITY MGT IN HEALTHCARE2 Credit HoursComponents of quality management in healthcare including quality assessment and improvement; utilization review; risk management and credentialing; use of quality improvement tools and techniques to assess, monitor, and report performance improvement activities; accreditation and regulatory requirements; outcome measures and patient safety.Prerequisites: HIT122, HIT124Corequisites: HIT222
HIT226PROFESSIONAL PR I/SEM I4 Credit HoursSupervised professional practice experience in a healthcare facility which is designed to allow students to apply HIM technical knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Students complete additional assisgnments and meet in seminar to discuss the HIM profession and share practicum experiences.HIT227PROFESSIONAL PR II/SEMII4 Credit HoursSupervised professional practice experience in a healthcare facility which is designed to allow students to apply advanced HIM technical knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Students complete additional assignments and meet in seminar to discuss issues and trends in the healthcare field which impact HIM practice; career management strategies and preparing for the national RHIT examination.HIT228CLINICAL CLASS SYS III & REIMB4 Credit HoursApplying coding guidelines of previously learned coding principles through advanced coding practices with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; healthcare reimbursement methodologies related to all health care settings; clinical coding and applying reimbursement methodologies; the billing process as it relates to health information management; revenue cycle management; coding compliance and data quality.Prerequisites: HIT124HIT229HLTH INFO SYSTEMS AND TECH3 Credit HoursUse of information technology in healthcare; computer concepts, communication and network technology; data quality and databases; data security; planning, evaluation and selection of information systems; HIM specialty systems, healthcare information systems; emerging technologies; emphasis on the electronic health record.Prerequisites: (HIT224) or CAP120, BCA120HIT230HLTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE US2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on the structure and process of health care in the United States. Topics include the historical development of the health care delivery system; types of facilities, services, agencies and personnel that constitute the system, critical policy and regulatory issues the system confronts; health care financing and reimbursement; and the role of government in health care.HIT231CODING PROF PRACTICE EXP/SEMIN2 Credit HoursThe Student is placed in a health care setting for supervised coding experience. This enables the student to apply technical skills in ICD-9-CM AND CPT coding, APC and DRG assignment and other reimbursement methodologies.Prerequisites: HIT124
HIT227PROFESSIONAL PR II/SEMII4 Credit HoursSupervised professional practice experience in a healthcare facility which is designed to allow students to apply advanced HIM technical knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Students complete additional assignments and meet in seminar to discuss issues and trends in the healthcare field which impact HIM practice; career management strategies and preparing for the national RHIT examination.HIT228CLINICAL CLASS SYS III & REIMB4 Credit HoursApplying coding guidelines of previously learned coding principles through advanced coding practices with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; healthcare reimbursement methodologies related to all health care settings; clinical coding and applying reimbursement methodologies; the billing process as it relates to health information management; revenue cycle management; coding compliance and data quality.Prerequisites: HIT124HIT229HLTH INFO SYSTEMS AND TECH3 Credit HoursUse of information technology in healthcare; computer concepts, communication and network technology; data quality and databases; data security; planning, evaluation and selection of information systems; HIM specialty systems, healthcare information systems; emerging technologies; emphasis on the electronic health record.Prerequisites: (HIT224) or CAP120, BCA120HIT230HLTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE US2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on the structure and process of health care in the United States. Topics include the historical development of the health care delivery system; types of facilities, services, agencies and personnel that constitute the system, critical policy and regulatory issues the system confronts; health care financing and reimbursement; and the role of government in health care.HIT231CODING PROF PRACTICE EXP/SEMIN2 Credit HoursThe Student is placed in a health care setting for supervised coding experience. This enables the student to apply technical skills in ICD-9-CM AND CPT coding, APC and DRG assignment and other reimbursement methodologies.Prerequisites: HIT124
HIT228CLINICAL CLASS SYS III & REIMB4 Credit HoursApplying coding guidelines of previously learned coding principles through advanced coding practices with accuracy and completeness using manual and computerized encoding systems; healthcare reimbursement methodologies related to all health care settings; clinical coding and applying reimbursement methodologies; the billing process as it relates to health information management; revenue cycle management; coding compliance and data quality.Prerequisites: HIT124
HIT229HLTH INFO SYSTEMS AND TECH3 Credit HoursUse of information technology in healthcare; computer concepts, communication and network technology; data quality and databases; data security; planning, evaluation and selection of information systems; HIM specialty systems, healthcare information systems; emerging technologies; emphasis on the electronic health record.Prerequisites: (HIT224) or CAP120, BCA120
HIT230HLTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE US2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on the structure and process of health care in the United States. Topics include the historical development of the health care delivery system; types of facilities, services, agencies and personnel that constitute the system, critical policy and regulatory issues the system confronts; health care financing and reimbursement; and the role of government in health care.HIT231CODING PROF PRACTICE EXP/SEMIN2 Credit HoursThe Student is placed in a health care setting for supervised coding experience. This enables the student to apply technical skills in ICD-9-CM AND CPT coding, APC and DRG assignment and other reimbursement methodologies.Prerequisites: HIT124
HIT231CODING PROF PRACTICE EXP/SEMIN2 Credit HoursThe Student is placed in a health care setting for supervised coding experience. This enables the student to apply technical skills in ICD-9-CM AND CPT coding, APC and DRG assignment and other reimbursement methodologies.Prerequisites: HIT124
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