An Internet-based course whose content includes a lecture and lab that includes study of the principles and practice of insurance and reimbursement processing. The course will include the assignment and reporting of codes for diagnoses and procedures/services; completion of CMS-1450 and CMS-1500 claims for inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and physician office encounters. In addition the course will cover the review of inpatient and outpatient cases to identify issues of fraud and abuse.
This is a lecture- and lab-based online course that includes a study of information and communication technologies; data, information, and file structures; data storage and retrieval; and data security. Topics also include new trends in the management and processing of health information with an emphasis on the electronic health record (EHR).
This is a lecture-based online course that includes content new to the health information management (HIM) profession and to which students did not receive instruction in previous course(s). Examples of such content includes, but is not limited to, new and revised coding classification systems, federal and state statutes (laws) and regulations, information technology initiatives, and so on.
This course is a professional practical experience (PPE) that includes a combination of Internet-based laboratory coding projects/assignments and the completion of on-site hours in the health information department of a hospital (or other healthcare facility) with adequate facilities to provide varied work opportunities in ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS level II coding. Internet-based laboratory coding projects/assignments are evaluated by college faculty.
This course is a professional practical experience (PPE) that includes a combination of Internet-based laboratory projects/assignments and the completion of on-site hours in the health information management (HIM) department of a hospital (or other healthcare facility) with adequate facilities to provide varied work opportunities in HIM. Internet-based laboratory HIM projects/assignments are evaluated by college faculty.
This is a lecture- and lab-based online course that includes a study of healthcare information requirements and standards, healthcare statistics and research with an emphasis on data quality and integrity; quality management and performance improvement; healthcare delivery systems with an emphasis on external standards, regulations, and initiatives; and healthcare privacy, confidentiality, and legal, and ethical issues.
A lecture-based online course that includes content new to the health information management (HIM) profession and to which students did not receive instruction in previous course(s). Examples of such content includes, but is not limited to, new and revised coding classification systems, federal and state statutes (laws) and regulations, information technology initiatives, and so on.
(MEDR 1214 with grade C or better or MEDR 1234 with grade C or better) and (MEDR 1223 with grade C or better or MEDR 2112 with grade C or better) and (MEDR 1224 with grade C or better or MEDR 1244 with grade C or better) and MEDR 5114 with grade C or better
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A lecture-based online course that introduces the study of law, including the American legal system, court systems and legal procedures, e-discovery, judicial process of health information, discovery requests, principles of liability, intentional and non-intentional torts, and defenses to lawsuits. An overview of ethics includes the study of ethical standards, ethical decision making and challenges, and bioethical issues.
(BIOL 1114 with grade C or better or BIOL 1404 with grade C or better) and (MEDR 1132 with grade C or better and MEDR 1133 with grade C or better and MEDR 1114 with grade C or better and MEDR 2112 with grade C or better) and (BIOL 2214 with grade C or better or BIOL 2504 with grade C or better) and (BIOL 4403 with grade C or better and MEDR 1234 with grade C or better and MEDR 1223 with grade C or better)
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This is a lecture and lab based on-line course that covers the study and practice of the principles of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and HCPCS Level II classification systems, which are used in hospital outpatient and ED departments, physician offices, and stand alone ambulatory care centers.
(BIOL 1114 with grade C or better or BIOL 1404 with grade C or better) and (MEDR 1132 with grade C or better and MEDR 1133 with grade C or better and MEDR 1114 with grade C or better and MEDR 2112 with grade C or better) and (BIOL 2214 with grade C or better or BIOL 2504 with grade C or better) and (BIOL 4403 with grade C or better and MEDR 1223 with grade C or better)
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This is a lecture and lab based on-line course that includes study of the purpose and use of the ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS (ICD-10-CM/PCS) classification systems. An introduction to inpatient and outpatient reimbursement systems is also covered. Coding topics include coding conventions and principles, and official inpatient and outpatient coding guidelines. Students will assign ICD-9-CM codes to diagnoses and procedures, ICD-10-CM codes to diagnoses, and ICD-10-PCS codes to inpatient procedures.
