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Jan 15, 2025
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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIMT 2392 - Clinical Coding Professional Practice Experience II
Credits: 3
Through this course, students will develop an understanding of coding and classification systems to assign valid diagnostic and/or procedure codes. It will include the validation of coded clinical information and case mix/severity of illness data. Students will complete coding case studies utilizing a logic-based encoder and coding references. Medical records coded in this course include cases covering the following body systems and coding categories: infectious and parasitic disease; endocrine diseases; nervous system and sense organs; neoplasm; genitourinary system; pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium; congenital abnormalities; signs and symptoms; and mental disorders. Students will identify strategies to ensure security of health information. Students will explore the role of health information professionals in risk management and the impact of policy on healthcare. Students will discover leadership opportunities for health information professionals.
Prerequisite: HIMT 2740 AND BIO 2103 both with a “C” or higher
Corequisite: HIMT 2792
Additional Info: All three Clinical Coding Professional Practice Experience courses are a virtual professional practice experience (PPE), the courses run in 5-week sessions in the same semester. Offered by the Middlesex campus of the CT State Community College only; the courses are offered fully online, allowing students to access the program from any location.
Previous HIM* 216
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