progresses from a simple to a higher order of planning. Students will edit numerous dictated documents utilizing proper grammar and critical thinking skills. (Prerequisite: MEDS1214, MEDS1215, or MEDS1216) (3 credits: 2 lecture/1 lab) MEDS1221 Interpersonal Career Concepts This course is designed specifically for students in allied health occupations including Health Unit Coordinator, Medical Receptionist, Medical Secretary, Medical Transcriptionist, and Medical Coding Specialist. Students will learn effective communication skills within a medical setting. The course will cover effective tools needed to establish healthy interpersonal relationships within a students personal life, family life, community, and workplace. Decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking will be introduced. Conflict resolution skills, harassing behavior, resume writing and professional interview techniques will be identified. (Prerequisites: None) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1222 Medical Insurance I This course explains each phase of the medical claim cycle. Insurance payers, basic coding and billing rules, and standard requirements for billing using the CMS-1500 form will be provided. Emphasis is placed on the importance of accurate completion of CMS-1500 forms (electronic or paper) for successful reimbursement. The course will also cover HIPAA and OIG regulations. The focus of this course is to prepare the student to become familiar with each phase of the medical claim cycle within a medical environment. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210 or concurrent) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1224 Medical Insurance II The focus of this class will be in providing a greater understanding of the process of medical insurance billing, payments and coding implications. (Prerequisite: MEDS1222 Medical Insurance) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1240 Health Unit Coordinator This course is designed to give the student the necessary skills required to manage the nonclinical tasks of the nursing unit. Students will transcribe doctors’ orders, diagnostic test values, vital signs; coordinate scheduling of patients’ tests and diagnostic procedures; schedule radiologic procedures that require patient preparation; maintain daily census sheet; handle all telephone communication for the unit; prepare consent forms; set priorities and organize the workload of the nursing unit. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210 or concurrent) (3 credits: 3 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1244 Health Unit Coordinator Internship This will be a cooperative training course with a health care facility, which allows the student to apply entry level or beginning knowledge learned in the program to an employment-like work experience. This course provides a “real world learning experience” in which the student can apply the knowledge and skills obtained in the classroom. (Prerequisites: MEDS1210, MEDS1214, MEDS1240, ADMS1417, ADMS1424, ADMS2410 or concurrent) (2 credits: 0 lecture/0 lab/2 OJT) MEDS1601 Introduction to Health Information Management This course will introduce the student to health information management as a work-based, task-oriented function. It will demonstrate the variety of individual functions and professional opportunities as well as explain the number of national and international organizations involved. The course focus will be on healthcare data collection to include the maintenance, use, and preservation of this data in support of patient safety, privacy, confidentiality, 150 2016 Catalog and security. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210 or concurrent) (3 credits: 3 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1605 Legal & Ethical Aspects of Health Information This course introduces students to legal and ethical issues facing professionals in health occupations. Course content will include, but not be limited to, topics such as access to medical care, informed consent, confidentiality of health care information and exceptions to confidentiality, mandatory reporting obligations such as child and elder abuse, privileged communications between health care providers, advance directives, abortion, physician-assisted suicide. This course is intended to expose students to situations with ethical implications. (Prerequisite: None) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1610 Pharmacology This course is designed specifically for students in allied health occupations including Health Unit Coordinator, Medical Receptionist, Medical Secretary, Medical Transcriptionist, Medical Coding Specialist. Students will learn to identify drugs by classification, characteristics of typical drugs, indications, most common side effects, precautions, contraindications, route of administration, generic and trade names. Students will gain knowledge of drug abbreviations and symbols which is required for accurate interpretation of physicians’ orders. Medical terminology is essential to understand the pharmacology terminology introduced. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210 or concurrent) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1621 CPT Coding The focus of the class is learning the coding rules for the CPT, ICD9-CM, and Level II (HCPCS) coding systems and then applying the rules to code patient services. Students will be given diagnosis and procedure scenarios for all body systems. Students will select the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes for billing, research, and quality improvement. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210 or concurrent) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1626 Coding Advanced The focus of the class is learning the coding rules for the CPT, ICD9-CM, and Level II (HCPCS) coding systems and then applying the rules to code patient services. Students will be given diagnosis and procedure scenarios for all body systems. Students will select the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes for billing, research, and quality improvement. Knowledge of Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Pharmacology are essential to reach coding proficiency. (Prerequisites: MEDS1210, MEDS1208, MEDS1610, and MEDS1621) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1630 ICD-10-CM/PCS This course will introduce the student to the professional standards for coding and reporting of diagnostic inpatient and outpatient services and inpatient procedure services. This course will introduce the student to the ICD-10-CM and PCS classification systems with an emphasis on the correct process of utilizing the alphabetic index and tabular list for code assignment. The focus will be on rules, conventions, instructions of ICD-10-CM as well as the chapter specific guidelines, The ICD-9 classification system will be discussed and compared to the ICD-10-CM. (Prerequisites or concurrent: MEDS 1208, 1210, 1222, 1621) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1650 Medical Coding Capstone Students in this course will gain practical experience applying advanced ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding assignment and application of coding guidelines to ensure accurate code assignment and correct code sequencing. Students will code a variety of medical records from hospitals, physicians’ offices, and other health care
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