HIT 245 - HIT Practicum II

Institution:

West Virginia Northern Community College

Subject:

Health Information Technology

Description:

This course is designed to provide the student hands on experience assigning ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 codes to actual patient records in the acute care setting. The student will apply coding conventions and guidelines synonymous with each coding system to accurately assign codes to patient charts. Basic HIM applications are utilized to perform both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Review of LOS and DRG assignment is also performed.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wvncc.edu/

Phone Number:

(304) 233-5900

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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