HIM 131 - Health Information Procedures

Institution:

New River Community College

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Description:

Introduces the health care delivery system and (1) the purpose, content, legal and accreditation requirements of health records; (2) the use of health data nomenclatures and classification systems; (3) the organization of registries and indexes. Includes data retrieval, storage and processing systems, quality assurance methodologies, statistical reporting and supervision practices in a health record department. Provides practice in manual and computerized data collection and display techniques. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.nr.edu

Phone Number:

(540) 674-3600

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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