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for degree) to pass the final examination to complete graduation
requirements.
Health Promotion
EDHS 1110 Personal Health & Wellness
3 cr.
A survey of content areas that affect the overall health of the
individual, with particular emphasis on health promotion (wellness),
decision-making, and health behavior. Content areas include
emotional health, sexuality, nutrition, exercise, weight control,
environmental health, chronic diseases, consumerism, aging, death,
and dying.
EDHS 1401 Medical Terminology I
3 cr.
Introduces students to the basics of medical terminology, the root
of all diagnostic and coding reporting. Teaches students anatomy
and physiology and disease pathology of the following systems:
digestive, urinary, female reproductive, male reproductive, nervous
and cardiovascular. Emphasis is placed on the medical terminology
using prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms.
EDHS 1402 Medical Terminology II
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDHS 1401 or consent of department. Continues
instruction in the basics of medical terminology, the root of all
diagnostic and coding reporting. Teaches students basic anatomy
and physiology and disease pathology of the following systems:
cardiovascular, respiratory, blood, lymphatic, immune, musculoskeletal,
skin, eye, ear, and endocrine. It also covers pharmacology,
psychiatry, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation
therapy. Emphasis is placed on the medical terminology using prefixes,
suffixes, roots, and combining forms.
EDHS 1420 Intro to Health Care Industry
3 cr.
A survey of the American health care industry which includes
managed care organizations, history, and present use of medical
coding for reimbursement and health care tracking, health care
insurance and other third-party payers, health care providers and
current business, governmental influence over the health care
industry, and office administration.
EDHS 2000 Coord School Hlth & Wlns: Sec
3 cr.
This course raises the awareness of teacher candidates to the
health and wellness issues and behaviors impacting adolescents by
examining the interrelationships among the physical, mental, emotional,
spiritual, and social dimensions of health and wellness. The
coordinated approach to school health and wellness employs all
aspects of the school and community (students, teachers, administrators,
staff, local businesses and residents) to foster a healthy
environment. Teacher candidates will develop the ability to integrate
health and wellness content across the curriculum in order
to positively impact secondary students’ health-related knowledge,
attitudes, and behaviors.
EDHS 2111 Intro to Health Promotion
3 cr.
This course will examine the historical precedent of health education
and health promotion as well as the background theoretical
frameworks and models for improving health through behavior
change. It will also focus on application of these theoretical frameworks
and models. In addition, the seven responsibility areas and
four practice areas of the CHES framework will be discussed. Evolving
professional roles and ethical considerations are also included.
EDHS 2401 Diagnostic Coding I
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDHS 1401 or consent of department. Introduces the
concepts of numeric classification of disease and trauma. Begins
the instruction in diagnostic coding techniques utilized by all
health care practitioners, reimbursement, and tracking administrators.
The primary focus is to use the ICD-coding texts in conjunction
with knowledge of the medical terminology to code relatively
simple examples of insurance claims. Also included are lectures
covering governmental and third-party rules and regulations.
EDHS 2402 Diagnostic Coding II
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDHS 1401, 1402, 2401, or consent of department. Continues
instruction in the concepts of numeric classification of disease
and trauma. Covers classifications of specific disease processes
and trauma. Students are introduced to how and when to use five
digit codes, how to sequence diagnoses and the fundamentals of
the “linking processes” between ICD-CM and CPT codes. Also teaches
students to identify complications and comorbidity for coding purposes.
Emphasis will be placed on coding more complicated claims,
i.e., operating room reports, transplant reports, c-section reports.
EDHS 2403 Procedural Coding I
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDHS 2401 or consent of department. Introduces students
to the three levels of current procedural terminology coding
necessary for proper tracking of health care methodologies and
reimbursement. A special emphasis is placed on the detail required
in the medical record to properly code health care procedures. Covers
medical codes for the following: evaluation and management,
anesthesia, and surgery.
EDHS 2404 Procedural Coding II
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDHS 2403 or consent of department. Continues
instruction in the numeric classification of procedural coding.
Teaches sequencing of HCPCS codes Levels I and II. Course covers
the following systems: digestive, urinary, male/female genital,
endocrine, nervous, eye and ear. Additionally, medicine, radiology,
and pathology are discussed. Specialty billing codes such as drug,
durable equipment, ambulance provider, etc., are presented.
EDHS 2410 Medical Office Management
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDHS 1420. Teaches those medical office management
systems necessary for a successful medical practice. Covers
accounting processes, strategies for maintaining good patient relations,
record keeping and methodologies, importance of good reception
techniques, pre-certification and utilization review procedures,
and handling of medical records. Knowledge and use of various
office forms, as well as differences between manual and computerized
billing systems are included.
EDHS 2411 Medical Records Management
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDHS 1420. Teaches the importance of medical records.
It begins with the definitions and descriptions of the various types
of documents considered to be medical records; continues with
instructions on how to file, store, retrieve, view, retain, and manage
medical records. Also teachers governmental and other third-party
rules and regulations governing the management and handling of
medical records.
EDHS 2420 Legal Aspects Medical Coding
3 cr.
Provides general information about the structure and function of
the American legal system and its relationship to the health care
industry. Teaches the rules and regulations surrounding “fraud”
and “abuse” as currently defined in the health care industry. It also
provides information concerning medical office accounting procedures
for billing, bad debt, insurance handling, and other monetary
regulations. Also teaches students how to professionally instruct
their supervisors to provide proper coding documentation.
EDHS 2420 Legal Aspects Medical Coding
3 cr.
Provides general information about the structure and function of
the American legal system and its relationship to the health care
industry. Teaches the rules and regulations surrounding “fraud”
and “abuse” as currently defined in the health care industry. It also
provides information concerning medical office accounting procedures
for billing, bad debt, insurance handling, and other monetary
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