Health Information Management Courses
This course is designed to give the student a working knowledge of the health information profession and the U.S. healthcare delivery system. Students will learn the content of the health record as well as how it is used and managed. The course also addresses the use of secondary data sources, forms design, documentation requirements, vocabularies, terminologies, and accreditation.
A course that covers laws, regulations, and standards affecting the management of healthcare; management of the content of the health record; data accuracy, security, privacy, and confidentiality issues. The course includes an in-depth study of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
An introductory course that discusses basic concepts of drug therapy and will concentrate on major drug classifications, as they relate to specific body systems. Prerequisite: None
This course is an overview of the pathology and general health management of diseases and injuries across the life span. Topics include etiology, symptoms, and physical and psychological reactions to diseases and injuries.
A course designed to give the student a working knowledge of computerized information management systems utilized by health information management departments. The content includes security, system selection, system implementation, the electronic health record, and other healthcare information topics.
A course that prepares students for positions in a physician's office or other medical facility. The focus of this class is learning the coding rules for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Level I (HCPCS) coding systems and then applying the rules to code patient services. Students will need CPT and HCPCS Level II manuals for the course.
A course that provides the student the purpose and use of the ICD-10-CM/PCS classification system. Topics include coding conventions, coding principles, and CMS official coding guidelines. Students will be required to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS codes to diagnosis/procedure statements, case abstracts, and patient records.
A course that covers the principles and practice of insurance and reimbursement processing. This course addresses medical milling and coding concepts such as fraud and abuse reimbursement methodologies, and denial management.
A course on basic hospital and healthcare statistics including the sources, definitions and calculations of common rates and percentages. Statistics used in the HIM department include the examples of productivity, staffing, and delinquency reporting.
This course is an introduction to analyzing healthcare data for use in quality improvement, compliance monitoring and other areas of HIM. This includes acquiring, managing, manipulating, and interpreting data as well as reporting and displaying the results. Students will utilize common data analysis tools.
A course that studies contemporary management methodologies. The main topics studied include: different management philosophies, the evolution of Total Quality Management, management functions, management's environment, the strategic planning process, organizational structures, and application of problem-solving tools.
A course that studies the operational and human resource management concepts within the HIM department. Including recruitment and retention, managerial functions, committee duties, and more.
This course provides students with authentic Health Information learning with hands-on experience in both virtual and face-to-face settings. Students are required to earn a grade of ""B"" for graduation.
This course includes topics such as job search, interview techniques, and resume writing. This course also includes a comprehensive review of program competencies and preparation for the official RHIT exam. This course should be taken in the last semester prior to graduation. Students are required to earn a minimum grade of ""B.""
A specialized program of study directly related to the department's area of expertise. The course is arranged between a faculty member and student and takes into consideration the needs, interests and background of the student.
Courses are offered to accommodate special interests of students and/or faculty. Typically, the course will cover new material not currently in the curriculum at ECC.