MEDR 1323 - Coding Professional Practice Experience

Institution:

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Subject:

Description:

A supervised professional practical experience in the health information management department of a hospital with adequate facilities to provide varied work opportunities in International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding. Students will work under the supervision of a qualified Registered Health Information Administrator/Registered Health Information Technician or other qualified personnel to whom they are assigned. Students will also received college faculty consultation. The professional practice experience is designed to enable students to obtain actual work experience in theoretical and application-based procedures previously studied. This professional practice consists of 120 hours, which can be completed on a full-time basis (40 hours/week for three weeks) or on a part-time basis over an extended period of time (e.g., eight hours/weeks for 15 weeks).

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.alfredstate.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 425-3733

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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