HIIT 210 - Advanced Clinical Coding

3 Credits.

Introduces students to advanced healthcare concepts that influence code assignments for complex medical records. Students learn advanced disease processes and the associated treatments and medications, including drug classifications, trade names, generic names, and chemical names. Other topics include prospective payment systems (PPS) such as DRGs, APR-DRGs, and APCs and how they relate to reimbursement. Courses offered every fall and spring semester.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 109 with a grade of “C” or higher, HIIT 201, and HIIT 202