HIM 2814 - Professional Practice 1 and Coding Certification Exam Prep

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): HIM1253C with C and HIM2012 with C and HIM2211 with C and HIM2722C with C
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Corequisite(s): HIM2211 or HIM2273C or HIM2292
This course is designed to assist students in preparing to take a national coding certification examination. (Ie AHIMA - CCA, CCS /AAPC, CPC) During the course, there will be a review of the key components of the domains. This course is a combination of learning to transition from student to professional, prepare for a certification exam and to apply coding skill in a virtual and/or onsite setting. General employment guidelines will be reviewed. Student will be placed in the community to apply their coding skills. This course is intended to be taken the last semester of the coding program. This course requires a student to be placed at a community healthcare site; minimum 30 hours to be done during regular work hours; all required data elements are to be current and in student file prior to placement; long distance learners to contact program director to plan proactively for placement Course must be passed with a grade of C or better. Note: Projects within the course may require use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, YouTube and the Internet.
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)