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Fundamentals of Disease Processes Pathological changes associated with the most commonly occurring diseases of each body system. Correlates changes with patients response, diagnostic studies, and treatment modalities.

Human Anatomy & Physiology I The first course in a two - semester sequence studying the structure and function of the human body. Topics include introductory terminology, biochemistry, cytology, the integumentary system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the nervous system and the endocrine system. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Human Anatomy & Physiology II The second course in a two-semester sequence studying the structure and function of the human body. Topics include the cardiovascular system, the lymphoid system, immunity, the digestive system, the urinary system and the reproductive system. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

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Computer Concepts & Applications Introduces students to personal computer concepts include hardware, system software, application software and the Internet. Learn the components of computer systems and develop a broad understanding of computer hardware and emerging technologies. Utilize productivity software such as word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database. Learn Internet concepts that will allow them to use email systems and currently popular Web browsers to work with websites and Internet applications.

English Composition I In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics.

Specialized Computer Applications for Health Information Management Specific features of Microsoft Office applications for medical reports, narrating presentations, Auto filters, form creations and software integration.

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Medical Terminology Basic prefixes, roots and suffixes; terminology including anatomic, diagnostic, symptomatic, procedural, eponymic terms and standard abbreviations required for a working knowledge and understanding of the language of medicine.

Health Information Processing Foundations of health information management, the Health Information Management profession, including health care systems and organization of HIM functions, data quality, access and retention, patient and healthcare data and data collection methodologies. Discussion of classification systems, clinical vocabularies and nomenclatures. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Drug Classification for Coding An overview of the major drug classifications, common drugs in each class, conditions for which drugs are administered and their general effects to assist medical coders in analyzing health care documentation for coding and reimbursement applications.

Introductory Medical Office Coding Introduction to principles, guidelines and conventions for assigning ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes and CPT procedure codes to patient encounters for physician services. Additional out-of-class assignments are required.

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Medicolegal & Ethics in Healthcare Records Evaluation of health care records as legal documents; special emphasis on policies and procedures concerning releases of medical information and protecting patient confidentiality; principles and organization of the judicial system; health care fraud and abuse and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) regulations. Ethical issues in health care settings addressed. One classroom, two lab hours per week.

Alternative Health Records & Registries Organizations and operation of a hospital cancer program emphasizing registry case finding, accession, indexing, abstracting and follow-up of cancer data. Purpose, uses and handling of health information, departmental and facility administration, licensing and accreditation requirements and introduction to payment system in long-term care and home health care.

Ambulatory Coding Introduction to principles, guidelines and conventions for assigning ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes and CPT procedure codes to patient encounters for patient encounters for outpatient facility services. Students should possess proficiency in basic medical terminology and human anatomy and physiology. Additional out-of-class assignments are required. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.

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Quality Improvement, Statistics & Research Organization and analysis of data in health care quality programs including quality and monitoring, utilization and risk management and medical staff credentialing. Theory and application of health care statistics including data definitions, computation of formulae and research principles. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Health Information Resource Management Planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting and analysis of management systems along with job standards and performance evaluations emphasizing development of supervisory management, leadership and communication skills. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Healthcare Data in Reimbursement Organization of health care delivery system including managed care and capitation. Theory and use or reimbursement systems such as Diagnostic Related Groups, Ambulatory Payment Classifications, Resource-based Relative Value Scale. Discussion of data flow from admission to billing and analysis of case mix. In addition, other external forces, such as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Recovery Audit Contractors, will be discussed. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

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Inpatient Coding Introduction to principles and coding conventions for using ICD-9-CM and/or ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS for coding inpatient records. Students should possess proficiency in medical terminology and human anatomy and physiology. Additional out-of-class assignments are required. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.

Healthcare Information Systems An in depth look at the use of information systems technology in health care delivery system. Includes information security, electronic clinical systems and health records. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Professional Practice Experience Practical application of health information management processes, including health information retrieval, qualitative and quantitative analysis of health data, record completion by practitioner, release of health information, documents scanning, revenue cycle functions, coding, statistical reporting, hospital-wide and HIM department quality improvement and various other registries and department functions utilizing medical data. Ten directed practice hours per week at an approved off-site location.

Health Information Management Capstone A variety of specially designed projects, student oral presentation, case studies, simulations, interviewing, resumes and two mock accreditation exams. Two lab hours per week.