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HITT190 Introduction to Health Information Technology

3 credits

2250

None

This course is an introduction to healthcare delivery systems with emphasis on organizational compliance, structure and accreditation, licensing and/or certification with regulatory agencies. This course covers revenue cycle management, claims management, and bill reconciliation processes. Topics include chargemaster maintenance and health data classification.

Course Learning Goals

Students will:
1. identify the regulators of healthcare, including government and non-government entities;
2. demonstrate an understanding of the role of the federal, state, and local governments in the provision of healthcare;
3. analyze Health Information Technology systems in terms of their support of organizational operations;
4. describe the content of the acute care medical record and its relationship to the development of the organization-wide information management plan;
5. abstract medical records using the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set guidelines; and
6. analyze medical records to determine if all state and federal guidelines are adhered.
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
1. functions of the health record
2. content and structure of the health record
3. electronic health records
4. healthcare data sets
5. clinical vocabularies and classification systems
6. reimbursement methodologies
7. health information technology functions
8. secondary data sources
9. healthcare statistics
10. clinical quality management
11. healthcare delivery systems
12. ethical issues in health information technology
13. principles of work planning and organizations
14. chargemaster maintenance
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance-based tasks and projects.
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.