Title
HITM2224 - Inpatient Procedure Coding
Description
Description
This course is a continuation of coding guidelines using current procedural classification systems. Students practice assigning procedure codes to clinical information found in an inpatient healthcare record while maintaining ethical coding standards.
API ID
Credits
2 (1/1/0)
Competencies
- Interpret proper phrases and terms of diseases, pathological conditions and systems of the body.
- Verify documentation in the health record is timely, complete and accurate.
- Abstract clinical information from medical documentation.
- Identify appropriate coding reference materials used in inpatient settings.
- Apply inpatient procedure codes according to current regulations and guidelines.
- Apply coding concepts to chapter-specific guidelines.
- Comply with ethical standards of practice.
- Monitor clinical documentation integrity metrics and compare results to identify data trends.
- Describe information systems utilized in the assignment of inpatient procedure codes.
Degrees that use this course
Degrees that use this course
Degree:
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
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Online
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Degree:
Diploma
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