Title

HITM1220 - Foundations of Medical Coding

API ID

Credits

3 (2/1/0)

Description

This course introduce students to coding and classification systems used in the delivery of health care, along with the basic rules and regulations of coding.
Prerequisites

Competencies

  1. Identify and describe the differences between the various classification systems utilized for diagnosis coding.
  2. Identify and describe the differences between the various classification systems utilized for procedure coding.
  3. Understand which classification system is utilized for various health care settings.
  4. Explain the purpose of general equivalence mapping.
  5. Recognize expressions, symbols and terms used in the field of medicine.
  6. Explain the function of the Standard Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terminology (SNOMED CT).
  7. Assess compliance with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) standards of ethical coding.
  8. Identify available coding guideline resources.
  9. Determine which coding guidelines to apply to various clinical documentation.
  10. Define the role of a medical coder.
  11. Identify software used in the assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes.