2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

2005-2007 CatalogCredit Course Descriptions 109HIM 232 (Sp)Clinical Applications III (5)Practical experience performing healthinformation management duties in seminarand in local health facilities to give the studentthe opportunity to actively perform technicalduties. 120 hours total on-site in specializedcare facilities and/or special projects.Prerequisite: HIM 222 (or concurrent enrollment),HIM 190, or instructor permission.HIM 241 (W)Data Quality and Statistics for Health Care (5)Study and practical application of the purpose,organization, and function of continuousquality improvement, utilizationmanagement, standards for hospital accreditationand licensure, and calculation andpresentation of statistical data. This courseaddresses the role of the Joint Commission,Government agencies, and the UnitedStates Vital and Public Health Statistic.Prerequisite: BUS 110, HIM 180, CU 110,HIM 220, and HIM 230.HIM 242 (W)Health Information Management and Leadership (3)Development of management and supervisoryskills, including planning, organizing,directing and controlling. Special emphasisin systems management.Prerequisite: HIM 220 and HIM 230 orinstructor permission.HIM 252 (F, Sp)Medical Reimbursement Management (5)This capstone course synthesizes the HIT,HICS, and MBS program coursework. Itbridges the academic and real world oforganizational HIM operations. The goal isto provide the student with a broaderinstitutional knowledge base, appreciate andunderstand the many and varied issuesaffecting reimbursement, as well as theopportunity to exercise tools and analysistechniques in enhancing facilityreimbursement. All within the pervasivescope of current healthcare regulation,privacy and security concerns.Prerequisite: HT 110, HIM 220, HT 216, orinstructor permission.HIM 270Healthcare Information Systems (3)Study of the development and use ofhealthcare information systems formanagerial and clinical support, includingcompliance and security.Prerequisite: HIM 180, CU 105, CU 110, orinstructor permission.HIM 299Individual Study in HIT (1-5)Individual study of an aspect of HIM inaccordance with the interest and ability ofthe student and the approval of theinstructor. Credits to be arranged on thebasis of the nature and extent of theproject undertaken.Prerequisite: Instructor permission.Health TechnologyHT 110 (F, W)Health Care Delivery Systems (5)This interdisciplinary course investigates theadministration, organization, function andreimbursement structures of the many andvaried health care services, providers, payersand agencies in the United States. Currentissues in health care will be addressed inorder to enrich the student’s understandingand breadth of knowledge of the U.S.healthcare system and the roles andfunctions of various healthcare professionals.Healthcare privacy, security, and compliancewill be key components.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level reading andEnglish.HT 120 (W)Medical Office Management (5)This course is designed to instruct thestudent in basic business practices andprocedures as they relate to the medicaloffice; including professional intrarelationships,basic medical practice issues,patient management, professional referral,legal issues, scheduling, coding, billing,correspondence and forms, insurance billing,collecting and posting of accounts receivableand accounts payable, financial issues andbudgeting, and internal practice marketing.The student will also become familiar withvarious functions of the "back office," toinclude patient interactions and commonoutpatient clinical procedures, andequipment and supplies used in a medicalpractice.Prerequisites: HT 130, HT 110, CU 103 or CU105 (or concurrent enrollment) or instructorpermission.Health TechnologyHT 130 (F, W, Sp, Su)Medical Terminology I (3)Study of selected roots, prefixes and suffixes;principles of word building; study ofdiagnostic, operative, and symptomatic termsof body systems with emphasis on accuratespelling and pronunciation of all medicalterms; study of medical abbreviations,selected eponyms, clinical laboratory andradiology terminology.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level reading andEnglish.HT 131 (F, W, Sp, Su)Medical Terminology II (5)Continuing study of selected roots, prefixesand suffixes; principles of word building;study of diagnostic, operative, andsymptomatic terms of body systems withemphasis on accurate spelling andpronunciation of all medical terms; study ofmedical abbreviations, selected eponyms,clinical laboratory and radiology terminology.Prerequisite: HT 130 or instructor permission.HT 150 (W, Sp)Pharmacology for Health Professionals (2)This is an introductory course inPharmacology to include terminology, drugclassification, and usage, emphasizing clinicalapplications of pharmacology in treatmentof diseases. This course will include lectureand computer-assisted instructionaltechniques.Prerequisites: BIOL 118, HT 130, or instructorpermission.HT 210 (W, Sp)Principles of Disease (5)Selected general medical conditions anddiseases of specific body systems, includingetiology, signs, symptoms, diagnosticprocedures, clinical course, therapy andprognosis. Lecture course.Prerequisite: BIOL 118, HT 130, HT 131.HT 216 (W)CPT Coding (5)Instruction in basic, comprehensive, andmore advanced aspects of coding withCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPT-4) foruse in various health care settings. Designedto provide the student with a comprehensiveunderstanding of CPT coding guidelines,rules, and regulations; a basic understandingof HCPCS Level II Coding; a basic workingknowledge of E/M coding methods; and athorough working knowledge of CPT-4.Prerequisite: HT 130, HT 131, BIOL 118; orinstructor permission.