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3.00 Credits
This course surveys American history from the end of Reconstruction through the present. It places US history in the context of global events. In doing so, it examines the complex ways in which the contours of the American experience have been shaped by global forces and conversely how the United States has influenced the world. Moreover, the course investigates the expansion and contraction of democracy as part of the longer-term process of global revolutionary movements demanding freedom begun with the American Revolution of 1776.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 111 - English I. This team-taught course draws on texts in the social sciences, history, and literature to survey the causes and manifestations of racism in diverse cultures, as well as proactive responses to it. The course will focus on racism in western and nonwestern cultures. Case studies will include - but not be limited to - European colonialism, slavery, social Darwinism and eugenics, apartheid and segregation, anti-Semitism, and contemporary conflicts like Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. This course satisfies general education requirements in humanities, literature, or social sciences. It cannot be used as the sole social science course in a degree program that has only one social science course requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 102 - World Civilization II. A study of the history, philosophy, literature and art of Japan, India and Southeast Asia from 2000 BC to the present.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 111 - English I. This interdisciplinary, team-taught course will examine the history and the literature of the Vietnam War. It explores both the antecedents of the war, in terms of European colonialism, Vietnamese nationalism, and American foreign policy, as well as pivotal moments such as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964 and the Tet Offensive of 1968. It will study the history of the war, the literature born out of this war and the relationships between this literature and this conflict. Finally, it will consider the war's legacy: its consequences and lessons, and the relevance of this legacy today. Students may take this course for credit in English or History.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the health information profession, the health information department, and the health record. This course covers basic concepts and techniques for managing and maintaining health record systems. Topics include health record content, assembly, qualitative analysis, format, record control, storage, retention, forms design/control, indices and registers, and numbering and filing systems. This course provides in-depth presentation of the origin, uses, standards, content, format, access and retention of data across the healthcare continuum including both paper and electronic health records. Documentation requirements for complete and accurate health records as required by licensing, certifying, and accrediting agencies is also presented.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HLTH 101 - Healthcare Delivery Systems, HLTH 150 - Medical Terminology, HITC 105 - Introduction to Health Information Technology. This course will provide students with a supervised experience in a Health Information Management department. Emphasis will be placed on the primary functions of record content, assembly and analysis, filing and retention of records. This practicum is designed to allow students to apply technical knowledge and skills learned in class to procedures performed in a health information management department. Assignments are crafted to allow students to gain exposure to today's health information practices.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HLTH 107 - Pathophysiology, HLTH 109 - Pharmacology. Diagnostic coding is used to accurately identify the reason for the physician service and support the medical necessity of services rendered. This course earmarks the various tables and volumes used, indicates the usage of ICD-9 for statistical and tracking purposes, and identifies the unique skill sets specific to the professional coding setting. Emphasis is placed on the principals of coding and classification systems used in the assignment of valid diagnostic and/or procedure codes.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HLTH 107 - Pathophysiology, HLTH 109 - Pharmacology. CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) is a set of codes and descriptions developed by the American Medical Association to standardize the identification of services commonly provided by physicians. This course introduces students to the basic concepts and methodology associated with CPT coding, including: terminology formatting, basic guidelines, and surgical package concepts. Additionally, the role of CPT in HCPCS (Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System) coding and the use of codes in reimbursement management will be introduced.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HITC 152 - Basic Coding ICD-9-CM, HITC 154 - Basic CPT-4 Coding. This course provides students the opportunity to learn the history, rationale, and methodology of the systems used by third-party payers to determine the reimbursement that health care providers will receive. Reimbursement concepts include fee-for-service, managed care, capitation systems, Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs), Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), and related concepts. The use of the charge description master (chargemaster) in reimbursement will be discussed. The importance of compliance with regulations and the related issues of fraud and abuse will also be addressed.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HITC 152 - Basic Coding ICD-9-CM, HITC 154 - Basic Coding CPT-4. This advanced course will cover medical necessity, coding issues for specific body systems, and for general conditions. Students should already possess a fundamental understanding of the CPT, ICD-CM, and HCPCS coding principles at the start of this course. Intensive coding application will be achieved through the use of real medical records, case studies, and scenarios. Application will include the use of an encoder. DRGs, APC's, RUGs, RBRVs, and the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) will also be covered in this class. This coding class requires hands-on coding skills, knowledge of the basic use of applicable codebooks are essential.
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