HIT 230 - Professional Practice Exp

Institution:

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Subject:

Health Information Tech

Description:

This course is completed via AHIMA's Virtual Lab as directed by the HIT Program Faculty to simulate an acute care hospitals HIM dept. The student will participate in the various functions found in such a dept. and will have hands on experience with these functions. They should include: data abstracting, data processing and entry, medical record assembly and review, use of computerized software systems seen in healthcare settings, coding of medical diagnoses and procedures. Various assignments and projects will be assigned by the instructor to give the student hands on experience with various hospital and healthcare based systems.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Corequisites:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 08/31/2013 

Institution Website:

www.lccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 799-2121

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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