HITT217 Health Insurance and Reimbursement

Department of Business Studies: Health Information Technology

  1. Course Number and Title

    HITT217  Health Insurance and Reimbursement

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    HITT190 (C or better)

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    None

  6. Catalog Course Description

    This course covers health insurance products and managed care approaches to the financing and delivery of healthcare services. Students explore reimbursement and payment methodologies. Students examine forms, processes, practices and the roles of health information professionals. Students discuss concepts in insurance, third-party and prospective payments, and managed care organizations.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. identify and comprehend medical insurance products and services and the impact they have on the healthcare delivery system;
        2. demonstrate an understanding of the role of healthcare providers, insurers, and integrated delivery systems in the medical insurance marketplace;
        3. demonstrate an understanding of pay for performance systems and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services model; and
        4. demonstrate an understanding of the basics of health insurance, public funding programs, managed care contracting, and how services are paid.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. systems used for reimbursement of healthcare services
      2. the role of government in healthcare services
      3. historical development of healthcare reimbursement in the United States.
      4. current processes, forms, and support practices for healthcare reimbursement
      5. government-sponsored health programs
      6. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
      7. prospective reimbursement system
      8. revenue cycle management
      9. diagnosis-related group (DRG)
      10. proper sequencing of codes
      11. major diagnostic category (MDC)
      12. case mix index (CMI)
      13. UB-92
      14. resource based relative value system
      15. outpatient prospective payment system
      16. resource utilization groups (RUGs)
      17. prospective payment methodology for reimbursement of ambulatory surgery
      18. federal fraud and abuse legislation and corporate compliance
      19. chargemaster

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance based tasks and projects.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Revision/Approval Date: Approved 6/15/2011