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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Places students in an acute care health facility for practical applications of clerical duties in a medical record department. Students are introduced to the daily operations of a health information management department and practice clerical skills learned in the classroom. Students also practice interacting with professional and clerical personnel in an office setting. 120 hours directed practice Prerequisite: HIT 108, HIT 109
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3.00 Credits
Study of the importance of medical records as legal documents. Includes the legal aspects of hospitals and medical staff organizations, release of information, and legal actions requiring evidence from medical records. 3 hours lecture
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on providing an understanding of health insurance, claims processing, and third party reimbursement by a variety of payers including Medicare (Parts A and B), Blue Cross, Medicaid, CHAMPUS and CHAMPVA, workers' compensation, disability and managed care. Legal considerations including confidentiality, insurance fraud and abuse, as well as the role of the coding and reimbursement specialist are addressed. 2 hours lecture
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1.00 Credits
Introduces health record content and documentation requirements for health records across the continuum of care. Includes structure and format of the health record, introduction to the health information management profession, confidentiality/privacy and professional ethics. 1 hour lecture Prerequisite: HIT 101
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the work processes of the health information department and the management of health data and the health record. Topics include qualitative and quantitative analysis, storage and retrieval systems, retention, abstracting, indexes and registries, regulatory and accreditation standards, and forms and screen design. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab Prerequisite: BS 103, EN 101, HIT 101; Prerequisite or Corequisite: HIT 108
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on disease and procedural coding with major emphasis on ICD-9-CM. Includes practical application of coding inpatient and outpatient records and practice in prospective payment and computerized encoding. 3 hours lecture; 3 hours laboratory Prerequisites: HIT 104, HIT 108; Prerequisite or Corequisite: BS 205
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2.00 Credits
Application of the principles of management to health information management. Includes discussion of the management functions of planning, organizing, controlling, and staffing a health information management department. 2 hours lecture Prerequisites: BU 222, HIT 105
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2.00 Credits
Provides instruction regarding the development and retention of health records in ambulatory care, long-term care, home health care and mental health care facilities. Course content includes licensure and accreditation standards and record format. 2 hours lecture Prerequisites: HIT 102
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2.00 Credits
Provides supervised practice in Health Information Management that includes coding, health information systems, quality improvement studies, and managerial functions. 120 hours directed practice Prerequisites: HIT 105, HIT 106 Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIT 208, HIT 210, HIT 212, HIT 221
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3.00 Credits
Introduces theories of management, management functions, human resource management and financial management in healthcare. Includes departmental planning and budgeting, human resources and relations, methods for analyzing and improving systems, working in teams, ergonomics and practice in problem-solving. 3 hours lecture Prerequisite: HIT 105
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