HIM-203 Medical Coding Professional Practice
A competency based learning experience in acute, ambulatory, long-term care facilities or other healthcare related settings. This course will allow students to perform beginner and advanced functions of a health information management (HIM) department. Students will work in an actual on-site environment in a healthcare setting. Activities will include application of HIM coursework. The student will also learn professional skills to prepare them for employment in the HIM career field. Students demonstrate knowledge and skills in record content, abstracting, electronic medical record, filing, analyzing, legal aspects of records, coding and other functions. A minimum of 40 onsite hours are required. Students are also required to complete software application activities through AHIMA's VLAB.
Prerequisite
Take
HIM-102 or permission of instructor; Take
HIM-105 or permission of instructor; Take
HIM-106 or permission of instructor