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1.00 Credits
Under the instruction of a health information professional, the students will apply their knowledge and skills in health information management in an acute, non-acute setting or alternative health care setting, or in a simulated environment in the health information technology lab. Issues and concerns facing the graduate along with resume and interview skills will be discussed.
Prerequisite:
HIT 223 and HIT 232 and HIT 235 and HIT 241 and HIT242 and HIT 226
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2.00 Credits
Computations of routine healthcare institutional statistics; the use of disease and procedural registries, other registries; presentation and interpretation of health care data.
Prerequisite:
HIT 102 and HIT 125
Corequisite:
HIT 223 and HIT 232 and HIT 241 and HIT 242 and IST 132
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2.00 Credits
A comprehensive review of the electronic health record and its applications in Health Information Management. A review of hardware components, systems architectures, operating systems, and software packages and tools, along with the use of the electronic health record are explored. Health Information Management processes with data, information and file structures, as well as data storage, retrieval, privacy and security are addressed.
Prerequisite:
HIT 223 and HIT 232 and HIT 235 and HIT 241 and HIT 242 and HIT 226
Corequisite:
HIT 234 and HIT 243 and HIT 246 and HIT 248 and HIT 296
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3.00 Credits
Introduces theories, concepts and applications of CPT Coding and its relationship to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System. Instruction from textbook and computer applications. Ambulatory Patient Classification case mix system is discussed.
Prerequisite:
BIO 212 and HIT 102 and HIT 125 and HIT 131 and HIT 233
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2.00 Credits
Investigation of peer review in health care, the components of quality management programs in health care facilities including quality improvement, utilization management, risk management, credentialing and organizational preparation for accreditation.
Prerequisite:
HIT 102 and HIT 125 and HIT 233
Corequisite:
HIT 223 and HIT 232 and HIT 235 and HIT 241 and IST 132
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2.00 Credits
A study of the reimbursement systems and issues which include the compliance environment; payers and reimbursement vocabulary. Reimbursement systems that are studied include the Inpatient and Outpatient Prospective Payment System, MS-DRGs, RBRVS, and APCs. The Chargemaster processes, EDI billing technologies and applications programs are reviewed. The code sets of HIPAA are reviewed, as well as claim processing and revenue cycle management.
Prerequisite:
HIT 233 and HIT 131
Corequisite:
HIT 241
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2.00 Credits
The students will be instructed on the principles and practices essential to the efficient supervision and management of health information departments. Planning, organizing, directing and controlling health information processes, personnel and finances are studied.
Prerequisite:
HIT 223 and HIT 232 and HIT 235 and HIT 241 and HIT 242 and IST 132
Corequisite:
HIT 234 and HIT 237 and HIT 243 and HIT 248 and HIT 296
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4.00 Credits
Students will build upon their knowledge and accuracy of coding in the clinical classification systems through advanced coding practice; in-depth study of the prospective payment systems, data quality, and fraud and abuse in coding. Further study of the chargemaster and case mix index will be undertaken. The course also focuses on nomenclature systems.
Prerequisite:
HIT 233 and HIT 241
Corequisite:
HIT 243 and HIT 237 and HIT 234 and HIT 246 and HIT 296
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1.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the history of health insurance to present day practice. Provides the student with an overview of the types of health insurance for reimbursement, procedures involved with reimbursement, and the legal and ethical side of medical reimbursement.
Prerequisite:
HIT 102 and HIT 233
Corequisite:
HIT 241
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2.00 Credits
Provide a forum for reviewing and integrating knowledge, regulation and standards in the field of health information management. Analytical skills of HIM processes will continue to be emphasized. Ethical and medico/legal dilemmas of current and future practice will be covered.
Prerequisite:
HIT 223 and HIT 232 and HIT 235 and HIT 241 and HIT 242 and IST 132
Corequisite:
HIT 234 and HIT 237 and HIT 243 and HIT 246 and HIT 248
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