HIM 1800 - Professional Practice Experience I

College of Health Sciences

Credit(s): 2-3
Contact Hours: 47-60
Effective Term Fall 2020 (580)

Requisites

(Admission to Health Information Technology (Associate in Science) (HIT-AS) or
Admission to Healthcare Data Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (HCINF-CT) or
Admission to Medical Coding and Revenue Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (MEDCD-CT)) and
Pre- or Co-requisite HIM 2652 with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

This clinical practice allows the student to experience and practice generic health information management department functions in a simulated health information management environment. Topics addressed include typical workflow patterns; admission/registration processes; record analysis; management of standard health record documents; record filing and numbering systems; retention and retrieval procedures; and electronic health record (EHR) activities. The student will utilize various types of equipment and software representative of a health information management department.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will examine the role of a health information professional by:
    1. describing types of care provided in various healthcare settings.
    2. explaining regulatory and accreditation standards that apply to various healthcare settings.
    3. describing reimbursement methods for various healthcare settings.
    4. identifying coding and classification systems used in various healthcare settings.
    5. defining roles of the health information management professional in various healthcare settings.
  2. The student will demonstrate the correct use of Vista's virtual lab system by:
    1. creating an office note, a problem list, consultation, and a discharge summary.
    2. ordering an outpatient lab and medications.
    3. managing alerts, triggers, and restricted records.
    4. maintaining clinical and health reporting.
    5. coding an office visit.
  3. The student will demonstrate the correct use of Meditech's virtual lab system by:
    1. assessing and logging into accounts.
    2. releasing information.
    3. managing the deficiency process and related reports.
    4. navigating through patient care services and revenue cycle management processes.
  4. The student will demonstrate the correct use of DrChrono's virtual lab system by:
    1. conducting enterprise master patient index (EMPI) operations.
    2. registering a patient.
    3. conducting functions of entity match and resolution.
  5. The student will demonstrate the correct use of CIOX's virtual lab system by:
    1. tracking release of information requests.
    2. evaluating release of information requests.
    3. processing release of information requests.
  6. The student will demonstrate the correct use of EDCO's virtual lab system by:
    1. navigating the EDMS Scavenger hunt.
    2. abstracting data.
    3. redacting protected health information.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 78% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 8/84 State 5/85 DBT 12/85 Effective Session 19861 SCL memo 3/3/86 DBT 10/17/89 Effective Session 19892 DBT 3/17/92 Effective Session 19921 3 YR C&I Review 1993-94 C&I 11/19/96; DBT 12/17/96 Effective Session 19971. Revised 9/23/97; DBT 11/17/97 Effective Session 19972. C&I 9/23/97; DBT 11/24/97, Effective Session 19972 SCNS# chg effective 20001. C&I 9/25/01, BOT 10/17/01, Effective yrtr 20012. C&I 9-23-03, BOT 10-21-03 Effective 20041. C&I 9/28/04, BOT 11/16/04, Effective 20051(0355). “C” grade added eff 20081(0400). 3 Year Review 2008. C&I Approval: 05/16/2014, BOT Approval: 10/21/2014, Effective Term: Spring 2015 (495).
C&I Approval: 02/21/2020, BOT Approval: 03/17/2020, Effective Term: Fall 2020 (580)

Related Programs

  1. Health Information Technology (HIT-AS) (640) (Active)
  2. Healthcare Data Management (HCINF-CT) (595) (Active)
  3. Medical Coder/Biller Applied Technical Diploma (MEDATD-AR) (590) (Active)
  4. Medical Coder/Biller PTC (MEDCDTC-AR) (635) (Active)
  5. Medical Coding and Revenue Management (MEDCD-CT) (595) (Active)