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    • HIMT 2211: Quality Improvement

      2.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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 all be addressed. Prerequisite Course(s): HIMT 1301, HIMT1305, HIMT 2309. S
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    • HIMT 2212: Seminar in Hlth Info Mgmt

      2.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      This is a capstone course culminating in fundamental and comprehensive review of the domains, subdomains and tasks for entry-level registered health information technician competencies. Students will take mock registration exams for self-evaluation of domains, subdomains and tasks. Prerequisite Course(s)/Co-requisite Course(s): HIMT 2302, HIMT 2303, HIMT 2305, HIMT 2307. S
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    • HIMT 2301: CPT Coding

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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. Pre/Corequisite Course(s):HIMT 1300 F
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    • HIMT 2302: Basic ICD Coding II

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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. Prerequisite Course(s): HIMT 1301, HIMT 1303 Corequisite:HIMT 1401. S
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    • HIMT 2303: Advanced Coding

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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. Pre/Corequisite Course(s): HIMT 1303, HIMT 2301, HIMT 2302 S
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    • HIMT 2304: HIM Mgmt Principles

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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. S
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    • HIMT 2305: Revenue Cycle Management

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      This course focuses on advanced topics in healthcare reimbursement. The course includes an introduction to third party payers, revenue cycle management and charge master development and administration. It also focuses on principles of healthcare reimbursement including health insurance plans, government­ sponsored healthcare programs, managed care plans, fee schedules, and resource based relative value system for physician payment and prospective payment for various healthcare settings. Pre/Corequisite Course(s): HIMT 1401, HIMT 2302; HIMT 2303. S
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    • HIMT 2307: Professional Practice Exp I

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      This course provides opportunities for students to relate classroom theory to actual functions of health information, such as assembly and record analysis, medico legal procedures, information retention, filing and retrieval, and the use of technology. Students will meet objectives through assig through the use of virtual simulation projects. Prerequisite Course(s): BIOL 2010, BIOL 2011, BIOL 2020, BIOL 2021, HIMT 1202, HIMT 1401, HIMT 2304 Pre/Corequisite(s): HIMT 2302, HIMT 2303, HIMT 2309. F
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    • HIMT 2308: Professional Practice Exp II

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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 2309: Data Analysis and Statistics

      3.00 Credits
      Walters State Community College


      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. Prerequisite or Corequisite Course(s) : HIMT 1301, HIMT 1401 F
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