2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

2005-2007 CatalogProfessional/Technical 59Health Information Coding Specialist CertificateThe Health Information Coding Specialist (HICS) is a one-yearcertificate program that may prepare students for employment asentry-level coders in a variety of health care settings (hospitals,ambulatory care, and other health care businesses). Graduates willpossess professional skills in classifying medical data from patientrecords using various coding methodologies such as ICD-9-CM(International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition, ClinicalModification), and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology).This course work provides a solid and applicable foundation forstudents seeking to continue their education into HealthInformation Technology as a Registered Health InformationTechnician (RHIT) as well as in pursuing an Associate in AppliedSciences degree. Upon successful completion of the program,graduates will receive a certificate of completion. Certificate holdersare eligible to take the national exams to become a Certified CodingAssistant (CCA) administered by the American Health InformationManagement Association (AHIMA) or Certified Procedural Coder(CPC) offered by the American Academy of Procedural Coders(AAPC).Open enrollment with applications accepted on an ongoingbasis. Students must complete a separate application processthrough Health, Justice and Human Services in Bldg. 19, Room 70.Assessed placement at college-level reading and English, as well asMath 90 is required. Fluency in Microsoft Windows or CU 100required.Applicants must be fluent in the English language and possessthe physical and emotional ability to complete the program.Graduates of the HICS Program must complete the followingcurriculum with a grade of “C” or higher in all classes.Course No. Course Title CreditCore Requirements (66 credits)BIOL 118 Anatomy & Physiology ........................................ 5CU 105 Word I, Excel I, PowerPoint ............................... 5ENGL 100 Business English ................................................... 5or ENGL 101 College Freshman CompositionHT 110 Health Care Delivery Systems ............................ 5HT 120 Medical Office Management .............................. 5HT 130 Medical Terminology I ........................................ 3HT 131 Medical Terminology II ....................................... 5HT 150 Pharmacology for Health Professionals .......... 2HT 210 Principles of Disease ........................................... 5HIM 180 Introduction to Health Information ................. 5HIM 220 ICD-9-CM Coding ............................................... 5HT 216 CPT Coding ........................................................... 5HT 245 Intermediate ICD-9-CM and CPT Coding ..... 3HIM 252 Medical Reimbursement Management ............. 5HT 250 Clinical for HICS .................................................. 3TOTAL CREDITS: 66Health Information TechnologyAssociate in Applied Sciences degreeCourse Title Course No. CreditCore Requirements (118 credits)Graduates of the Health Information Technology Program must completethe following curriculum with a grade of “C” or higher in all classes:Fall QuarterBIOL 118 Anatomy and Physiology .................................... 5or BIOL 220 Human Anatomy and Physiology Ior BIOL 221 Human Anatomy and Physiology IIENGL 100 Business English ................................................... 5or ENGL 101 College Freshman CompositionHT 110 Health Care Delivery Systems ............................ 5HT 130 Medical Terminology I ........................................ 3Winter QuarterCU 105 Word I, Excel I, PowerPoint ............................... 5HT 120 Medical Office Management .............................. 5HT 131 Medical Terminology II ....................................... 5HT 150 Pharmacology for Health Professionals .......... 2Spring QuarterBUS 110 Business Math........................................................ 5HIM 180 Introduction to Health Information ................. 5HIM 190 Clinical Applications I ......................................... 2HT 210 Principles of Disease ........................................... 5Summer QuarterCU 110 Access I ................................................................... 2HT 225 Legal Concepts for the Health Field ................ 3SPCH 100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication ...... 5or SPCH 101 Public SpeakingBehavioral Science elective ................................................................. 5Fall QuarterHIM 220 ICD-9-CM Coding ............................................... 5HIM 230 Healthcare Data and Compliance ...................... 5IT 245 Healthcare Data Modeling .................................. 2HIM 270 Healthcare Information Systems ....................... 3Winter QuarterHIM 231 Clinical Applications II ........................................ 5HIM 241 Data Quality Standards and Statistics ............... 5HT 216 CPT Coding ........................................................... 5HIM 242 Health Information Managementand Leadership ...................................................... 3Spring QuarterHIM 222 Health Records in Alternate Care Settings ...... 5HIM 232 Clinical Applications III ...................................... 5HIM 252 Medical Reimbursement Management ............. 5Electives Intermediate Coding, Complianceor Information Technology courses ............. 3-5TOTAL CREDITS: 118-120