240 241 HIM 2300. Basic Diagnosis & Procedural Coding (2) F ICD-9-CM and CPT classification, conventions and coding procedures are introduced and practiced. Prerequisite: HthSci LSI 110. HIM 2310. Advanced ICD Coding (2) ICD-9-CM advanced coding issues and abstracting medical information from health documentation for coding is presented, discussed and practiced. Prerequisite: HIM 2300. HIM 2320. Advanced Procedural Coding (2) S CPT advanced coding issues and abstracting medical information from health documentation for coding 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. Prerequisite: HIM 2300. HIM 2861. (Second Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) F 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. HIM 2862. (Second Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) 5 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. HIM 3000. Computer Applications in Health Care (3) F A survey of the clinical, research, and administrative applications of computers in the health care industry from which health care information is currently derived. The role of this technology and of the data collected in accomplishing the objectives and procedures of the principle functional areas in health care organizations is emphasized as are the interrelationships of the organizational units with respect to data acquisition, storage, analysis, retrieval, and use. HIM 3010. Information Technology in Healthcare Management (2) 5 An overview of information technology issues and management for healthcare managers. Healthcare computer applications, infrastructure planning, IS organizational structure, IT procurement, systems analysis, and evaluation are presented and discussed. HIM 3050. Health Information Structures (3) S In-depth study of the structures of health care information, i.e. clinical information structures such as clinical data sets and severity of illness indices, health record structures in computer-driven formats, administrative structures for purposes of case-mix analysis, clinical correlation, and analysis of utilization patterns, financial structures necessary to the business management of health care organizations, and disease/operations classification systems structures necessary to reimbursement and epidemiological data collection and analysis. Prerequisite: HIM 3000. HIM SI3200. Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3) F, S The goals and objectives of epidemiology, its policy and procedure, and its foundation and support in health care information are the focus of this course. Investigation of an epidemic, measures of mortality, incidence and prevalence, measures of risk, biological variability, probability, screening, sampling, statistical significance, correlation, multiple regression, retrospective and prospective studies, and survival analysis are discussed. Advanced techniques for the statistical analysis of institutional case-mix and quality improvement data are presented. Prerequisite: Must meet WSU Quantitative Literacy requirement. HIM 3300. Introduction to Quality Improvement in Health Care (2) F, S Quality assessment, risk management, and utilization review systems are presented to the student with an emphasis upon integration. TQM/CQI processes are examined and practiced. HIM 3320. Managing Quality Improvement Programs in Health Care (2) 5 Developing quality improvement programs in health care organizations is the focus of discussion in this course. The managerial issues of quality improvement organization structure, group meeting facilitation, QI information collection and dissemination, group decision-making facilitation, decision implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement communications are developed. Major philosophies such as TQM and CQI are discussed in depth, and the accreditation and regulatory requirements of federal and state agencies as well as the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations are reviewed. Prerequisite: HIM 3300. HIM 3500. Biomedical Research Support (2) 5 Design concepts and information systems used in biomedical research and investigation by drug companies, genetic engineering firms, academic institutions, and individual researchers and the support of same by health information professionals are discussed. The major national research policy-making bodies (NIH, NCHS, CDC) and their research protocols are reviewed. The student also learns what techniques and resources facilitate biomedical literature searches and how to assist a researcher in the pursuit of published information. An overview of the development, structure, and management of a health care institutional medical library is presented. HIM 4100. Health Information Services Management (3) S Management issues of health information services departments are discussed and worked through with reference to planning information services, organizing work force, procedures, and resources, staffing work units with qualified personnel, influencing information services teams performance, controlling/evaluating health information services performance and products, and resolving organizational conflict involving information issues. Background is developed to facilitate evaluation of a vended system's ability to meet health care information applications, objectives and procedural requirements. "Entrepreneurial" skill is developed to lead organizations in finding solutions to their information management problems. Prerequisite: HIM 3050 and 3260. HIM 4990. Baccalaureate Thesis and Presentation (3) F Senior health information management students complete a research project and thesis in partial fulfillment of program requirements. By the completion of the course, the senior student will be able to specify a thesis topic, specify individual thesis learning objectives, specify individual thesis learning activities, develop a thesis project time-line, implement the thesis project, write the thesis, and present it to the Health Information Management faculty and students. Topics are chosen by the student but require approval by the Program Coordinator. department nursing Department Chair: Dr. Debra Huber Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Rm 437 Telephone Contact: Suzanne Budge (801) 626-6142 Program Outreach Coordinator: Betty Damask-Bembenek, MN, RN Telephone Contact: Aiko Flowers (801) 626-6134 PN/AAS Level Coordinators: Pam Rice, MSN, RN Pam Hugie, MSN, RN Telephone Contact: Marguerite Simmons (801) 626-7416 BSN Level Coordinator: Evelyn N. Draper, MS, RN Telephone Contact: Jennifer Vesper (801) 626-6122 Student Affairs Coordinator: Carol Hannan, PhD, RN Telephone Contact: Marguerite Simmons (801) 626-7416 Professor Emerita: Evelyn Draper; Professor: Carol Hannan; Associate Professors :Mary Ann Anderson, Kathy Culliton, Karen Dewey, Linda Forest, JoAnn Hackley, Debra Huber, Pam Hugie, Pam Molen, Judith Pratt, Pam Rice, Deanna Williams; Assistant Professors: Jay Barton, Sharen Brady, Marilyn Cox, Betty Damask-Bembenek, London Draper, Linda Hofmann, Marsha Jackson, Julie Killebrew, Diane Leggett, Mary Lloyd, Pamela Merkley, Virginia Mol, Susan Thornock, Judi VanVleet, Barbara Wirick; Instructor: Carol Welninski rounded in 1953, nursing at Weber State University offers students career progression from Practical Nursing (PN) to Associate of Applied Science Degree Nursing (AAS) to Baccalaureate Nursing (BSN) via a ladder curriculum. The curriculum model enables student progression through various preparation levels in accordance with individual ability, aspirations, career goals and changing life circumstances. The program ensures entry level practitioners by providing a foundation from the physical, biological, behavioral and nursing sciences for application in caring for clients in a variety of nursing environments. The nursing program embraces three levels of preparation for nursing practice: PN, AAS, and BSN. Educational offerings provide distinctive purposes and expectations for each level of nursing preparation while recognizing common areas of achievement within each level. Competency standards define graduate characteristics at each preparation level. Four entry options are available for students. Three of these lead to licensure by examination at the PN and AAS levels. The remaining option is based on the AAS curriculum and requires valid RN licensure prior to entry. Entry Options Practical Nursing: The first year of the nursing program constitutes the practical nursing curriculum. Students selecting this option are awarded an Institutional Certificate by WSU following one year of study. For licensure as a practical nurse, graduates are required to sit for the National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) Straight AAS: Two years are required for students entering this option. Students selected for an associate or applied science degree nursing may write the NCLEX-PN through equivalency clause in the Utah Nurse Practice Act at completion of the first year. An additional year of course work entitles graduates to write the National Examination for licensure as a registered nurse (NCLEX-RN). PN to AAS (Advanced Placement): This entry option is open only to LPNs and other qualified health care workers. Entering students enroll for the second year of the nursing program. Graduates write the NCLEX-RN at completion of this curricular year. RN to BSN: Entry options for achieving the baccalaureate degree are only open to RNs. Students may directly enter baccalaureate nursing after graduation from the associate degree level, provided they meet admission criteria. Additionally, RNs from other associate degree or diploma programs, or those who have been out of school for an unspecified period of time, can enter the RN to BSN option. A two year upper division curriculum rounds out the nursing program at this level. Statewide Program All levels of the nursing program are offered throughout Utah. Cooperative, contractual, and outreach campuses bring the WSU nursing program to all sectors of the State. Cooperative Campuses: AAS, and RN to BSN options are offered at cooperative campuses located at Utah State University in Logan and Southern Utah University in Cedar City. Contractual Campus: A PN to AAS Program is offered in affiliation with the Davis Applied Technology Center in Kaysville. Outreach Campuses: Developed in response to rural needs, PN, PN to AAS, and RN to BSN options are offered through outreach education. Dependent upon local needs and available funding, outreach programs are offered at various campuses throughout the state for specified time periods. Campus locations and entry level offerings vary from year to year. Licensure Applicants who have been convicted of a felony, treated for mental illness or substance abuse should discuss their eligibility status with the Utah Board of Nursing. Acceptance to the nursing program does not assure eligibility to write the PN or RN licensing examination. The Utah Board of Nursing makes final decisions on issue of license. Accreditation The nursing program (PN, AAS and BSN) is fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission 61 Broadway New York, NY 10006 Phone: (212) 363-5555 extension 153, Fax: (212) 812-0309 www.nlnac.org Admission Process For Entry Options PRACTICAL NURSING Telephone Contact: Robert Holt (801) 626-6128 Applicants must first apply for admission to Weber State University. Applicants must also apply for admission to the Practical Nursing option. Admission selections are made once per year. Applications may be obtained from the PN Admission Counselor, Room MH108B, Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions. Applications must be completed and on file by 14 February each year. A $10 application fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted. Admission applications are reviewed by the PN Admissions and Advancement Committee. Applicants are notified of committee decision by mail. 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