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Certificate of Achievement in Medical Coding

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Total Units: 27 - 34

Term 1

15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	BCIS-18: Intro to Business Technology	3
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: BCIS 84, ability to key 25 wpm, Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 25.50 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 68.00 This course is an examination of information and communication technologies used in today's businesses and the impact these technologies are having on today's workplaces. The course will include examination and application of a wide range of information and communication technology tools used to support and enhance business functions and processes. Focus will be placed on solving a variety of business problems, improving organizational productivity, and achieving the goals of business.
	ALH-104: Medical Terminology	3
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: NT Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course explores the specialized language used within the medical profession. Emphasis is placed on the definition, pronunciation and spelling of medical terms with focus on building medical words using prefixes, word roots, suffixes and combining forms. To further advance a working knowledge of these terms, vocabulary is taught in relation to the basic anatomy, physiology and pathology of body systems.
	HIM-56: Intro to Health Info Mgmt	2
Unit(s): 2.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 34.00 This course is an introduction to the growing, dynamic profession of Health Information Management (HIM) and provides a foundation for those students pursuing the HIM field including medical office administration and medical coding. Foundational topics include the field of HIM; the purpose, evolution, and structure of US healthcare delivery systems; the purpose, organization, and storage of medical health records; the role of information technology in healthcare; the functions and organization of Electronic Health Records (EHR); the legal aspects of health information; and the standardized usage of classification systems to document diagnoses and procedures to support reimbursement methods, data management, and research in healthcare.
	HIM-62: Introduction to Medical Coding	3
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: ALH 104 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course introduces students to the medical coding classification systems used in the United States healthcare industry: International Classification of Diseases 10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Through analysis of case histories and surgical reports, students will learn to distinguish between primary and secondary diagnoses codes, to assign the proper procedural codes, and to explain the importance of accurate medical documentation and clinical records.
	BIOL-10: Survey of Human Systems	4
Unit(s): 4.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 102.00 This course is intended for students in programs such as Emergency Medical Services and Health Information Management. Topics include fundamentals of the structure and function of the human body from an organ system perspective: Key concepts and basic principles of the chemistry of life, cells and tissues, cell physiology, structural organization and physiological principles in organ systems, system integration, and homeostasis in health and disease. (Not intended for Nursing students).

Term 2

12 - 19 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	HIM-58: Healthcare Law/Ethics	2
Unit(s): 2.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 34.00 This course introduces students to legal and ethical issues they will encounter while working in the field of Health Information Management (HIM). Topics include an overview of legal issues relating to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare delivery, ethics, judicial processes, and standards of care. This course also includes bioethical and moral issues related to HIM and how they affect the day-to-day operations of medical offices.
	HIM-63: Reimbursement	3
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II and ALH 104 and HIM 62 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course introduces students to the reimbursement methodologies used in healthcare in the United States. The focus of the course will be on the accurate preparation and maintenance of clinical records and medical documentation. Students will analyze insurance plans spanning government and private sectors and learn to properly complete the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services claim form (CMS 1500) used in medical outpatient facilities. Topics include working with specific insurance companies, filing error-free claims, resubmitting denied claims, utilizing effective collection strategies, and handling the appeal process.
	HIM-64: Advanced Medical Coding	3
Prerequisite(s): HIM 62 Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: ALH 104 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 25.50 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 68.00 This is an advanced course in medical coding for both outpatient and inpatient procedures and services. The course will include a brief review of International Classification of Diseases 10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). By following steps in the coding selection and sequencing process, students will assign appropriate procedure and service codes. Students will use the International Classification of Diseases 10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) and CPT (including Evaluation & Management Code (E&M), Audits, Modifiers, and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)) classification systems in this process.
	HIM-76: Electronic Health Records	3
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: HIM 56 and HIM 62 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course introduces students to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and their place in healthcare. The curriculum reinforces the relationship between all of the components needed for a complete patient medical record including the clinical, administrative, and reimbursement components. Topics in this class are based on the national curriculum competencies developed by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
	BCIS-99: Work Experience-BCIS	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Unit(s): 1.00 - 8.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 0.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 0.00 Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.