HIT SYS I CODING PROCEDURE

Catalog description

This course is intended to develop an understanding of coding and classification systems in order to assign valid medical codes. Instruction includes description of classification and nomenclature systems; coding diagnoses and/or procedures; sequencing codes; analyzing actual medical records to identify data elements to be coded; and validating coded clinical information. Student competency includes demonstration of coding principles and applications (manual and/or computer assisted). Prerequisite(s): BIO 120 Medical Terminology Corerequisite(s): HIT 231 CORE