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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces the legal aspects of health information, with emphasis placed on civil law and how healthcare settings are affected by law and by non-governmental rulemaking bodies.Topics include a review of the history of common law, the primary sources of law, tort law, the court system, corporate liability, medical staff isground in calculus.Topics include polar and space coordinates,multiple integration, partial differentiation, and the algebra and calculus of vectors.Applications are included. Prerequisite:MA152 Calculus 2.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course covers non-acute care settings such as mental health facilities, home care, ambulatory care, and long-term care. Emphasis is placed on the documentation requirements, differences in reimbursement systems, utilization management, and quality management. Prerequisites: MR101 Health Information Introductory Concepts, MR104 CPT Procedural Coding, and MR105 International Classification Systems. (Fall semester)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course covers management and supervisory topics such as motivation, planning, actuating, controlling, organizing, span of control, unity of command, and inter and intradepartmental relationships. Prerequisites:MR200 Allied Health and MR204 Quality Review in Health Care (Health InformationTechnology majors only). Corequisites:MR203 Information Systems in Health Care (Health InformationTechnology majors only) (Spring semester )
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course introduces computer applications in the health care field with emphasis on Health Information systems in acute care facilities. Prerequisites: MR101 Health Information Introductory Concepts, MR104 CPT Procedural Coding,MR105 International Classification Systems (Health InformationTechnology majors only), IS101 Computer Applications Concepts 1. Corequisites: MR200 Allied Health and MR204 Quality Review in Health Care (Health InformationTechnology majors only). (Fall semester)
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course covers quality improvement and the evaluation of quality medical care including the quality review, utilization management, and risk management components. It includes basic hospital and vital statistics, and their applications. Prerequisites: MR101 Health Information Introductory Concepts. (Fall Semester only)
  • 8.00 Credits

    Health InformationTechnology/Medical Records students are required to complete a practicum that requires them to utilize the knowledge and practice the skills learned from classroom lecture and laboratory experiences.The main focus of the clinical is on technical level functions in the Medical Record Department of a health care facility. 120 total hours. Prerequisites: MR101 Health Information Introductory Concepts.
  • 8.00 Credits

    This course is a continuation of Clinical Practicum 1 with a more detailed study and analysis of various phases and functions of a Medical Record Department.The student will study the supervisory and management functions of a Medical Record Department.Also, the student will be introduced to different record keeping systems in various types of facilities. 120 hours total. Prerequisites: MR200 Allied Health, MR204 Quality Review in Health Care, MR205 Clinical Practicum 1. Corequisite: MR202 Management Supervision in Health Care.
  • 4.00 Credits

    The course introduces the student to medical insurance billing, credit and collection procedures.The student gains a basic understanding of the various insurance options and the laws governing the payors/insurers.Additional topics include: preparing and reviewing claims forms, the significance of coding, electronic and computerized billing, and fraud and abuse, as well as other pertinent topics. Prerequisites: HC110 Introduction to Health Care, MR103 Medical Terminology, IS101 Introduction to Personal Computers, BI103 Human Life Science 1. Corequisites: MR104 CPT Procedural Coding, MR105 International Classification Systems.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course covers the pharmacological, pathophysiological, therapeutic, and diagnostic aspects of medicine. It includes the concepts and medical word components for body systems and disorders encountered in healthcare. Discussions include pharmacological agents and the diagnostics test(s) used for disease processes, the selection of a particular pharmacological intervention, how its effectiveness is monitored using diagnostic interventions, and the value of laboratory tests. Prerequisite:MR103 MedicalTerminology. (Spring semester)
  • 8.00 Credits

    This course covers unit coordinating practices and procedures, with an orientation to hospitals, ambulatory care, and other healthcare settings. It focuses on the non-clinical management of the healthcare unit, the medical record and transcription of orders, communication devices, and admission, transfer, and discharge procedures. Legal matters, such as organ donation and advance directives, are discussed. Prerequisites:HC100 Introduction to Health Care,MR103 MedicalTerminology, IS101 Computer Applications Concepts 1, and BI103 Human Life Science 1. (Spring semester)
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