• HIMT 1400: Disease Processes

  3.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, HIMT 1301This course is an introduction to disease processes in the human body with emphasis on the etiology, signs, symptoms, diagnostic aids and findings, surgical treatment, medications, and treatments, including surgical procedures. 3 credit hours.TNeCampus: HIMT 1400
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• HIMT 2205: Revenue Cycle Management

  2.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisites: HIMT 1301)This course focuses on advanced topics in healthcare reimbursement. The course includes an introduction to third party payers, revenue cycle management, and chargemaster development and administration. It also focuses on principles of healthcare reimbursement including health insurance plans, government-sponsored healthcare programs, managed care plans, fee schedules, resource based relative value system for physician payment and prospective payment for various healthcare settings. 2 credit hours. TN eCampus equivalent: HIMT 2205
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• HIMT 2208: Professional Practice Exp II

  2.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisites: HIMT 1301, HIMT 1303, HIMT 2301)A study of supervisory and management functions with focus on planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will study managerial techniques to supervise, motivate, counsel, lead, train, and communicate with staff in health information services. Students will meet objectives through assignment to a health care facility on or through the use of virtual simulation projects.
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• HIMT 2209: Data Analysis and Statistics

  2.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  Prerequisites: MATH course that satisfies mathematics competencies 1-5.This course instructs students in health data collection, commonly used healthcare statistical computations and interpretation, presentation and reporting of data, indices, databases and registries along with statistics computed for daily operations of the health information management department. This course also includes basic research principles along with purpose of Institutional Review Board and its role in research.2 credit hours.
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• HIMT 2211: Quality Improvement

  2.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisite: HIMT 1301)This course is designed to focus on quality improvement, information integrity, information governance, and clinical documentation improvement in a variety of healthcare settings. Emphasis will be placed on implementation of a quality improvement model, tools, techniques and activities of acute care hospitals, hospital outpatient and emergency departments, ambulatory care settings, and other healthcare facilities. Leadership and team building skills will be promoted. Quality improvement as it relates to policies and procedures for use of data required to ensure organization compliance with regulations and standards will be addressed. 2 credit hours. TN eCampus Equivalent: HIMT 2211
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• HIMT 2212: Sem in Hlth Info Mgmt

  2.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  Prerequisites: HIMT 1301, HIMT 1303, HIMT 2301, HIMT 2302This is a capstone course culminating in fundamental and comprehensive review of the domains, subdomains and tasks for entry-level registered health information technician competencies. Student will take mock registration exams for self-evaluation of domains, subdomains and tasks.2 credit hours.TNeCampus: HIMT 2212
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• HIMT 2301: CPT Coding

  3.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisite: BIOL 2010)This course covers the basic principles of coding with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system including structure and rules. Instruction will also be given in use of HCPCS Level II coding including structure and rules. The use of these coding systems will be studied as they are used in reporting of reimbursable medical services and procedures performed by physicians. 3 credit hours. TN eCampus equivalent: HIMT 2301
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• HIMT 2302: Basic ICD Coding II

  3.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisite: BIOL 2010)This course is a study of procedural coding and classification system used in classification of medical procedures and employed to organize medical information for future retrieval. Application of the current International Classification of Diseases Official Coding Guidelines as related to procedure coding will be addressed. Assignment of current coding and classification codes based on documentation will be practiced. 3 credit hours. TN eCampus equivalent: HIMT 2302
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• HIMT 2303: Advanced Coding

  3.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisites: HIMT 1303, HIMT 2301, and HIMT 2302)This course focuses on advanced topics in diagnosis and procedural coding including the current ICD Coding system and CPT/HCPCS. The course will concentrate on application of Official Coding Guidelines, development of diagnosis sequencing skills, and understanding of advanced coding principles including the clinical documentation improvement function. Determination of APCs and MS-DRGs will also be practiced using the computerized coding and grouping software.
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• HIMT 2304: HIM Management Principles

  3.00 Credits

  Dyersburg State Community College

  
  (Prerequisite: HIMT 1301)A study of supervisory and management functions with focus on planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will study managerial techniques to supervise, motivate, counsel, lead, train, and communicate with staff in health information services. Three credit hours. TNeCampus Equivalent: HIMT 2304
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