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Show 450 Course Descriptions HAS 4420 - Clinical Instructional Skills (3) Designed to provide individuals with skills necessary for the implementation of instruction. Presentation practice is provided with peer evaluation and feedback. HAS 4520 - Long-Term Care Administration (2) Application of health administration core curriculum to specific practice issues in the long-term care setting. Setting- specific organization structures, relationships with healthcare providers, services offered, financial management issues, and regulatory issues are investigated. Prerequisite: HAS 3000 and HAS 4400. HAS 4525 - Health Facility Operations (l) A review of long-term care facility operations utilizing computer-based simulations. Teams of students make operational decisions utilizing financial statements, census reports, staffing schedules and other relevant factors. Prepares students for specific types of situations and questions encountered on the long-term care administrator licensing examination. Prerequisite: HAS 3000 and HAS 4520. HAS 4620 - International Health and Health Care (3) This course is designed to explore health and health care systems in countries other than the United States. Emphasis will be directed toward illnesses and treatments, health promotion, environmental and economic issues, governmental infrastructures that support health, and cultural considerations. The course will be targeted to the professional interested in international health information and experiences. HAS 4740 - Senior Seminar (l) A capstone course for seniors designed to provide integration and application of theory through the use of case study analysis. Departmental approval required. Prerequisite: HAS 3000. HAS 4800 - Individual Study (1-3) Topics in allied health education studies tailored to the particular needs and interests of the student. Class may be repeated with program approval. HAS 4850 - Study Abroad (1-6) Variable Title The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities for students in health professions to experience a study abroad program that is designed to explore healthcare, culture, and clinical experience. HAS 4860 - Practicum/Internship (2-6) Provides opportunities for observation, participation and practical application of administrative and management skills in the institutional setting. Departmental approval required. Prerequisite: HAS 3000. HAS 4990 - Seminar (l) Topics, issues, and trends in Health Care. May be repeated with program approval. HIM-Health Information Management Courses HIM 2000 - Introduction to Health Information Systems and Settings (3) Introduction to the health information profession. Job duties, functions, and the professional organization are discussed. Health care settings, numbering and filing systems and equipment, master patient indexes, health information documentation requirements, discharge analysis and incomplete chart control are presented. Prerequisite: HTHS 1101 and HTHS 1110. HIM 2250 - Health Care Privacy and Security (3) The HIPAA privacy and security law, institutional review boards and human subjects research, development of policies and procedures for privacy and security, and release of information are discussed. HIM 2300 - Diagnosis Coding (3) ICD-9-CM and CPT classification, conventions and coding procedures are introduced and practiced. Prerequisite: HTHS 1110 and HTHS 1111 or equivalent. HIM 2320 - Ambulatory and Physician Office Coding (3) CPT classification, conventions and coding procedures are introduced and practiced. Abstracting medical information from health documentation for coding facility outpatients, physician and professional billing is presented, discussed and practiced. Prerequisite: HIM 2300. HIM 2330 - Classification Systems Topics and Reimbursement Issues (2) Discussion of issues parallel to or founded in the use of classification systems: Federal reimbursement systems, coding compliance, quality auditing, peer review organizations, and database reporting. HIM 2410 - ICD-10-PCS Coding (2) ICD-10-PCS coding, conventions and guidelines are introduced and practiced. Students will gain exposure to procedure coding using the ICD-10-PCS system for hospital inpatient claims. Prerequisite: HIM 2300. HIM 2500 - Healthcare Database Management & Security (3) An introduction to database monitoring, maintenance and use. Data definition, vocabularies, terminologies and dictionaries are discussed. Clinical abstracting and report writing are practiced. A working knowledge of database management is developed. The HIPAA security law, development of polices and procedures to enforce the security rule are covered. Prerequisite: NTM 1700 or NTM 1702 or NTM 1502. HIM 2861 - (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) Student's final experience in the health care setting. Skills and learning from the classroom and laboratory are reinforced and practiced. The student observes in other health care settings. Projects assigned give the student expertise in technical functions, e.g., ICD-9-CM, CPT, and other coding systems. Prerequisite: HIM 2000. HIM 2862 - (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) Student's final experience in the health care setting. Skills and learning from the classroom and laboratory are reinforced and practiced. The student observes in other health care settings. Projects assigned give the student expertise in technical functions, e.g., ICD-9-CM, CPT, and other coding systems. Prerequisite: HIM 2861. HIM 2863 - Professional Practice Experience in Coding (l) Student's final experience in the coding setting. Skills and learning from the classroom and laboratory are reinforced and practiced in a simulated setting. Prerequisite: HIM 2300. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog |