Catalog 2010-2011 - South Texas College

HITT 2166PRACTICUM ICRT HRS:01 LEC HRS:00OFF CAMPUS LAB HRS:10This course provides practical, general workplace trainingsupported by an individualized learning plan developedby the employer, college, and the student.Prerequisite: Permission from the Department; HITT 1301 andHITT 1253.HITT 2167CAPSTONE: PRACTICUM IICRT HRS:01 LEC HRS:00OFF CAMPUS LAB HRS:10This course provides practical, general workplace trainingsupported by an individualized learning plan developedby the employer, college and the student.Prerequisite: Permission from the department; HITT 2166.HITT 2331ADVANCED MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course is a study of advanced terminology in variousmedical and surgical specialties.Prerequisite: HITT 1305.HITT 2335CODING AND REIMBURSEMENTMETHODOLOGIESCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:02This course focuses on the development of advancedcoding techniques with an emphasis on case studies,health records, and federal regulations regardingperspective payment systems and methods ofreimbursement.Prerequisite: HITT 1341.HITT 2339HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION ANDSUPERVISIONCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course focuses on the principles of organizationand supervision of human, fiscal, and capital resources.Prerequisite: HITT 1345.HITT 2343QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCEIMPROVEMENTCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course involves the study of the many facets ofquality standards and methodologies in the healthinformation management environment. Topics includelicensing, accreditation, compilation and presentation ofdata in statistical formats, quality improvement functions,quality tools, utilization management, risk management,and medical staff data quality issues.Prerequisite: HITT 1345.HITT 2371CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGYCODING-CPT4CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:02This course covers principles of ambulatory codingusing CPT-4 procedures and the use of HCPCS (HealthCare Financing Administration: Common ProcedureCoding System).Prerequisite: HITT 1301, HITT 1305, and completion of orconcurrent enrollment in HPRS 2301.HITT 2372ADVANCED CPT CODING-CPT4CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:02This course focuses on the development of advancedCPT coding techniques with an emphasis on casestudies, health records, and methods of reimbursement.Prerequisite: HITT 2371.HPRS 2301PATHOPHYSIOLOGYCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course is a study of the pathology and generalhealth management of diseases and injuries acrossthe life span. Topics include etiology, symptoms, andthe physical and psychological reactions to diseasesand injuries.Prerequisite: HITT 1305 or Program Chair approval.HITT 1211COMPUTERS IN HEALTHCARECRT HRS:02 LEC HRS:01 LAB HRS:04This course is an introduction to the concepts of computertechnology related to health care and the tools andtechniques for collecting, storing, and retrieving healthcare data.Prerequisite: POFM 1309.MRMT 1307MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION ICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:01 LAB HRS:05This course focuses on the fundamentals of medicaltranscription with hands-on experience in transcribingphysician dictation including basic reports such as historyand physicals, discharge summaries, consultations,operative reports, and other medical reports. Thecourse is also designed to develop speed and accuracyand utilizes transcribing and information processingequipment compatible with industry standards.Prerequisite: HITT 1305 or concurrent enrollment, and wordprocessing skills.MRMT 2166PRACTICUMCRT HRS:01 LEC HRS:00OFF CAMPUS LAB HRS:10This course provides practical, general workplace trainingsupported by an individualized learning plan developedby the employer, college, and the student.Prerequisite: Permission from the department and completionof all course work within the specialty with a grade of “C” orbetter.MRMT 2167MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION PRACTICUMCRT HRS:01 LEC HRS:00OFF CAMPUS LAB HRS:10This course provides practical general workplace trainingsupported by an individualized learning plan developedby the employer, college, and the student.Prerequisite: Permission from the department and completionof all course work within the specialty with a grade of “C” orbetter.MRMT 2333MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION IICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:01 LAB HRS:05This courses focuses on the production of advancedreports of physician dictation with increasing speed andaccuracy including history and physicals, consultations,discharge summaries, operative reports, and othermedical reports.Prerequisite: MRMT 1307 and concurrent enrollment in HITT1349.MRMT 2371ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION IICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:01 LAB HRS:06This course is a continuation of medical transcriptionskills with emphasis on surgery dictation, operating roomprocedures and surgical instruments.Prerequisite: MRMT 2333.POFM 1309MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURESCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:03This course is an introduction to basic medical office skillsincluding telephone techniques, filing and indexing, mailhandling, appointment scheduling, travel arrangements,correspondence and business transactions, and officemachines. There is an emphasis on developing human262 Course Descriptions