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HIT 105 Medical Terminology 2 cr.
This course is the study of medical
terminology, the language of medicine,
focusing on prefixes, suffixes, word roots and
their combining forms by review of each body
system and specialty area. It also emphasizes
word construction, spelling, usage, comprehension,
and
pronunciation. In addition, students gain
information regarding anatomy and
physiology, symptomatology, pathology,
diagnostic/surgical procedures, pharmacology,
and medical abbreviations.
2/0/0 Course fee charged
HIT 107 Health Information
in Non-Acute Care 3 cr.
This course includes thorough discussion of
the different types of non-acute care facilities.
It emphasizes National and State accrediting,
licensing and certifying standards regarding
documentation and management of health
information in non-acute patient records. It
covers the development, content, and
management of health information in the
non-acute setting and students develop policy
and procedures and perform qualitative/
quantitative analysis on medical records. It also
includes release of information and other basic
functions of the Information Management
Technologist in the non-acute care facility.
Term paper completion is facilitated by an offsite
visit to a non-acute care facility.
Prerequisite: HIT 101, HIT 103
3/0/0 Course fee charged
HIT 110 Professional Practice
Experience I 2 cr.
This course is the first of two clinicals, which
provide supervised professional practice
experience in the acute care setting. It
emphasizes the practical application of theory
and concepts learned in HIT 101 and 103.
Students are responsible for completing
clinical objectives specific to the health
information management department, the
medical staff, and to other departments within
the facility that work closely with the health
information management department.
Prerequisite: HIT 101, HIT 103
0/0/7 Course fee charged
HIT 115 Pathology 3 cr.
This course focuses on the mechanisms of
disease and disease effects on the human
body. It emphasizes the disease process, basic
concepts, terminology, the most common
diseases of each body system, with normal
anatomy and physiology compared to
pathologic anatomy and physiologic malfunctioning
due to the disease process. It also
covers diagnostic methods, management,
treatment modalities, and prognosis.
Co-requisite: BIO 114
3/0/0
HIT 116 Pharmacology for
Allied Health Professions 2 cr.
This course provides a framework of thinking
for healthcare professionals, laying a
foundation of knowledge about drug
treatment. It focuses on a general understanding
of the actions and reasons for use of
various groups of pharmacologic agents. It
discusses medications according to major drug
classifications and body systems. It develops
critical thinking through the use of relevant
case studies and actual chart analysis.
Co-requisite: BIO 114
2/0/0
HIT 204 Healthcare Management
and Personnel 3 cr.
This course introduces the management and
personnel skills necessary for entry-level
employment at the supervisory level. It
emphasizes management functions including
planning, organizing, controlling, and
directing and personnel skills such as communication,
motivation, recruitment, discipline,
and team building. Individual role playing and
group activities are used.
Prerequisite: HIT 101 or permission
3/0/0 Course fee charged
HIT 205 HCPCS Coding (CPT-4) 3 cr.
This course introduces the student to
Physicians’ Current Procedural Terminology,
with emphasis on evaluation and
management, modifiers, and surgical
procedure coding guidelines. Students are
presented with referencing resources specific
to current conventional and federally administered
CPT-4 coding guidelines. It discusses
tumor and trauma registries. It uses a computerized
classification system.
Prerequisite: HIT 209
2/3/0 Course fee charged
HIT 208 Reimbursement Methodology 2 cr.
This course presents Third Party Payer and
Compliance/Auditing Issues, Correct Coding
Policy, and Government Prospective Payment
Systems (e.g. RBRVS, APC, DRG, RUG).
Students learn terminology and principles
commonly applied in the Managed Care
environment. Students conduct a review of
billing practices, applying the compliance
guidelines introduced in the course.
Prerequisite: HIT 209, HIT 210
Co-requisite: HIT 205
2/0/0 Course fee charged
HIT 209 ICD-10-CM Coding 3 cr.
This course focuses on disease coding with the
International Classification of Diseases 10th
Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). It
covers coding principles; conventions; clinical
and technical guidelines; maintenance and
referencing resources. It also emphasizes the
review of medical records to identify
diagnoses treated, and or services performed,
and the correct sequencing for optimal reimbursement.
Prerequisite: BIO 114, HIT 115, HIT 116
2/3/0 Course fee charged
HIT 210 ICD-10-PCS Coding 3 cr.
This course focuses on procedure coding with
the International Classification of Diseases
Procedural Coding System (ICD-10-PCS). It
covers history, structure and organization of
the coding system. It also covers ICD-10-PCS
attributes, characteristics and definitions. A
review of each of the sections of the
procedural coding systems is included. It also
emphasizes the review of medical records to
identify diagnoses treated, and or services
performed, and the correct sequencing for
optimal reimbursement.
Prerequisite: BIO 114, HIT 115, HIT 116
2/3/0 Course fee charged
HIT 212 Professional Practice
Experience II 2 cr.
This course provides supervised professional
practice experience in acute and non-acute
settings. Practice objectives are designed to
focus the student on management-oriented
activities, fostering development of observational
skills, independent function, problem
analysis and solution, as well as integration of
a range of technical knowledge and skills
previously acquired. Students have clinical
practice in the non-acute (direct and nondirect
care) settings that provide them with
opportunities to compare and contrast
fundamental information management
practices of alternative sites.
Prerequisite: HIT 110, HIT 204, HIT 209,
HIT 210
0/0/7 Course fee charged
HIT 218 Healthcare Quality and Performance
Improvement 3 cr.
This course focuses on sources and use of
health data, including health data collection
through manual and automated systems, data
retrieval, analysis and display. The course
focuses on and uses techniques of continuous
quality improvement (CQI) and associated
tools of data analysis. It includes vital statistics,
reportable disease registries and conditions,
and standards and requirements of
accrediting, licensing, fiscal, and other
regulatory agencies.
3/0/0 Course fee charged
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