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.

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

Private and Government Reimbursement - 3 credits
10530146        
Introduces students to the vocabulary of government and private based healthcare reimbursement. Students will identify and compare the varieties of private healthcare insurance including the advantages and disadvantages of each for the provider and for the policyholder. Learners assign Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), and Resource Utilization (RUGs) with entry-level proficiency using computerized encoding and grouping software. HIPAA guidelines are utilized throughout. Corequisites: ICD-9-CM Coding for BIT 10530133;

Introduction to the Health Record - 1 credit
10530181         
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.

Human Diseases for the Health Professions - 3 credits
10530182         
This course focuses on the common diseases of each body system as encountered in all types of healthcare settings by health information professionals. Emphasis is placed on understanding the etiology (causes), signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment (including pharmacologic) of each disease. Prerequisites: Medical Terminology 10501101; General A & P 10806177

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