Course Descriptions:
Medical Terminology - 3 credits
10501101       
Students focus on the component parts of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes and word roots. Students will practice formation, analysis and reconstruction of terms. Emphasis on spelling, definition and pronunciation. Introduction to operative, diagnostic, therapeutic and symptomatic terminology of all body systems, as well as systemic and surgical terminology.

Medical Records - 3 credits
10530111        
Focuses on the purpose, format, content, use, confidentiality and administrative issues of a patient’s medical history and care. Students will study the use of the patient’s medical record as a basis for planning patient care, documenting communication between the healthcare provider and any other health professional contributing to the patient’s care, assisting in protecting the legal interest of the patient and the health care providers responsible for the patient’s care, and documenting the care and services provided to the patient. Emphasis is placed on accuracy, organization and confidentiality. Students will be introduced to EMR concepts. Corequisite: Medical Terminology 10501101

ICD-9-CM Coding for Biomedical Informatics Technicians - 3 credits
10530133    
Course covers the basis for classifying and indexing diagnoses and procedures for the purposes of standardization, retrieval and statistical analysis. Also used as the basis for payment, research, policy setting, quality improvement, healthcare management and other applications. Prepares students to assign ICD-9-CM codes supported by medical documentation with entry-level proficiency. Students apply ICD-9-CM instructional notations, conventions, rules and official coding guidelines when assigning ICD-9-CM codes to case studies and actual medical record documentation. Course includes mapping applications to facilitate transition to ICD-10- CM which will allow for tracking bio-terrorism events and other public health outbreaks. Prerequisites: Medical Terminology 10501101; General A & P 10806177; Human Diseases for Health Professions 10530182; Medical Records 10530111

CPT Coding for Biomedical Informatics Technicians - 3 credits
10530144        
Prepares learners to assign current procedural terminology (CPT) codes supported by medical documentation with entry-level proficiency. Students are familiar with and use standard coding references. Emphasis is placed on accuracy, CPT instructional notations, conventions, rules and official coding guidelines when assigning CPT codes to case studies, and actual medical record documentation. Application of modifiers to services and relationship to financial impact is also covered. Prerequisites: Medical Terminology 10501101; General A & P 10806177; Human Diseases for Health Professions 10530182; Medical Records 10530111

Introduction to the Electronic Health Record - 1 credit
10530183       
Prepares learners to illustrate the flow of health information in various health care delivery systems and within the health information department. Prepares learners to retrieve data from health records. Professional ethics, confidentiality and security of information are emphasized.

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