HITM1236 - Essentials of Medical Coding

Competencies

1. Identify the content of a health record and documentation for various types and sizes of health organizations, including virtual environments.
2. Differentiate the scope of health professionals and healthcare services in various settings.
3. Understand which classification system is utilized for various healthcare settings.
4. Identify and describe the differences between the various classification systems utilized for diagnosis and procedure coding.
5. Recognize the function of the Standard Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terminology (SNOMED CT).
6. Recognize expressions, symbols and terms used in code assignment.
7. Recognize the American Health Information Management Association standards of ethical coding.
8. Identify software used in the assignment of diagnostic and procedure codes.
9. Identify available coding guideline resources.