HITT240 Medical Coding/Billing Externship (formerly MEDA240)
Department of Health Sciences: Health Information Technology
- I. Course Number and Title
- HITT240 Medical Coding/Billing Externship (formerly MEDA240) Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- Completion of 120 Externship hours
- IV. Prerequisites
- Completion of all courses in the Medical Coding/Billing Certificate program with a C or better and permission of the Department of Business Studies.
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Medical Coding/Billing Certificate students will apply coding/billing principles in a health care provider setting. Students will gain 120 hours of experience in International Classification of Diseases Coding Modifiers (ICD-9-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding systems and related activities.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
- Course Students will
- prepare, analyze and report health information while maintaining confidentiality;
- manage information for cost control in a healthcare setting;
- classify, code, and index diagnoses and procedures while respecting confidentiality of medical information; and
- demonstrate an awareness of patient confidentiality by respecting patient information and security.
- Core (if applicable) This course is not included in the Core.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
Previous learned competencies in MEDA120, MEDA190, MEDA205, MEDA215, MEDA215, MEDA297, MEDA298, and MEDA299 will be performed while working in a medical facility assisting office personnel. -
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
- Course The assessment of course learning goals will be based on employer evaluations and written assignments.
- Core (if applicable) This course is not included in the Core.
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course format.
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Review/Approval Date - 10/04; Revised 12/2009; Course Number Revised 6/2011; Archived 9/2014