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  • HIT 200: Statistical Applications in Healthcare

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course.Prerequisite: BIS 111 and SCI 250 must be completed with a grade of C or above.This course introduces the student to basic descriptive, institutional, and healthcare vital statistics. Computation and interpretation of healthcare statistics covered in this course include: census, percent of occupancy, length of stay/discharge days, hospital mortality rates, obstetrical-related rates, autopsy rates and miscellaneous rates. Web-based resources, including MEDLINE, are used to evaluate health data and strengthen knowledge-based research techniques and data selection, interpretation, and presentation.
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  • HIT 215: Legal Issues in Health InformationManagement

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    Prerequisite: HIT 101 must be completed or concurrently enrolled.A grade of C or above is required in this course.This course builds upon the organization of healthcare delivery in the United States by introducing legal terminology and the legislative and regulatory processes within the scope of Health Information Management. Record retention laws and regulations such as release of information policies and procedures, patient rights and advocacy, professional and practice-related ethical issues, advanced directives, and privacy, confidentiality, and security are included. Special emphasis is placed upon external standards, regulations, and initiativesincludinglicensure, certification, accreditation, HIPPA and ARRA. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 218: Healthcare Reimbursement

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or abovePrerequisite: HIT 220 and HIT 225 must be completed for HIT students. HCA 101 must be completed for HCA students. This course provides comprehensive coverage of commercial managed care and federal insurance plans and the associated regulatory, monitoring, and reporting guidelines. Payment methodologies and systems such as capitation, prospective payment systems and RBRVS are examined as are billing processes and procedures including claims, EOB, ABN and electronic data interchange.
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  • HIT 220: ICD-9/10 Coding

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course. Prerequisites: BIS 111 and HIT 101 must be completed. SCI 270 must be completed or currently enrolled. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and conventions of the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding systems. Students will assign diagnostic and procedural codes, diagnostic groupings, including DRGs, and evaluate case mix analysis in accordance with current regulations and established guidelines. Special emphasis is placed upon coding compliance strategies, auditing, reporting, and coding quality monitors. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 221: Advanced ICD Coding

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course.Prerequisites HIT 220This course includes advanced concepts, principles, and conventions of the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding systems. Students will assign diagnostic and procedural codes, diagnostic groupings, including DRGs, and evaluate case mix analysis in accordance with current regulations and established guidelines. Special emphasis is placed upon coding compliance strategies, auditing, reporting, and coding quality monitors. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 225: CPT/Outpatient Coding

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    Prerequisites: BIS 111 and HIT 101 must be completed. SCI 270 must be completed or currently enrolled.A grade of C or above is required in this course.This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and conventions of the CPT and HCPCS coding systems. Students will assign diagnostic and procedural codes and diagnostic groupings, including APCs, in accordance with current regulations and established guidelines. Special emphasis is placed upon coding compliance strategies, auditing, reporting, and coding quality monitors. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 226: Advanced CPT Coding

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course.Prerequisites HIT 225This course includes advanced concepts, principles, and conventions of the CPT and HCPCS coding systems. Students will assign diagnostic and procedural codes and diagnostic groupings, including APCs, in accordance with current regulations and established guidelines. Special emphasis is placed upon coding compliance strategies, auditing, reporting, and coding quality monitors. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 230: Computer Information Systems for HIT

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course.Prerequisites: BIS 111 must be completed with a grade of C or above. HIT 101or HCA 101 must be completed or concurrently enrolled. This course explores computer information systems utilized in Health Information Management. Topics covered in this course include: the history of computers in healthcare, hardware and software components, communication and internet technologies, and commonly used software applications. Administrative systems covered include: financial, human resource, decision support, MPI (master patient index), ADT (patient registration), scheduling, practice management, materials management, andfacilities management. Clinical systems covered include: EHR, PHR, radiology, laboratory, nursing, pharmacy, and patient monitoring. Emerging technologies such as telehealth, smart cards, biometrics, and voice recognition are explored and data security and data integrity concepts are expanded upon. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 250: Managing Quality and Performance Improvement in HIM

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course. Prerequisites: ENG 103 must be completed and HIT 200 must be completed or concurrently enrolled in.This course provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of performance and quality improvement processes in healthcare organizations. The role of teamwork in performance improvement is examined as is the development of staff and human resources to support monitoring activities. Case studies and real-world scenarios are used to reinforce understanding of performance improvement concepts and issues and student learning is maximized with hands-on practice through analytical and practicetools.The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course.
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  • HIT 296: Medical Coding Professional Practice Experience (PPE)

    3.00 Credits
    Peirce College

    A grade of C or above is required in this course.Prerequisite: HIT 297This course is the required Professional Practice Experiences (PPE) in the Medical Coding Certificate program and is completed off campus, at an approved site, or virtually. Off campus PPEs are completed under the direction of a Clinical Site Supervisor and Clinical Site Coordinator. The student will complete 40 hours of authentic coding using a variety of patient/encounter types and a logic-based encoder. The AHIMA Virtual Lab is used in this course. Students who reside outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must enroll in the online PPE course.
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