General Information

• Name: Classification Systems For Health Care Data
• Discipline: Health Information Technology (HIT)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Nursing and Allied Health

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: HIT 180 and permission of the Nursing and Allied Health division.

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Practices in-depth assigning diagnostic and procedure codes according to ICD-9-CM.

Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to know the following:

• Explain coding career opportunities and the coding credentialing process.
• Identify professional organizations and describe the benefits of membership.
• Clarify student responsibilities during a coding internship.
• Explain the organization of the ICD-9-CM Tabular List of Diseases, Index to Diseases, and Tabular List of Procedures and Index to Procedures.
• List and describe the guidelines for coding and reporting, using ICD-9-CM.
• Interpret ICD-9-CM guidelines for coding and reporting
• Apply guidelines for coding and reporting when assigning ICD-9-CM codes.
• List and Explain ICD-9-CM coding conventions.
• Identify ICD-9-CM coding conventions as they apply to patient cases.
• Interpret ICD-9-CM coding conventions to assign codes accurately.
• Explain HIPAA's impact on the adherence to ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
• Apply general ICD-9-CM coding guidelines when assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures.
• Apply chapter-specific ICD-9-CM coding guidelines when assigning codes to diagnoses.
• List and explain differences among inpatient health care settings.
• Interpret inpatient diagnosis and procedure coding and reporting guidelines.
• Interpret long-term care facility (LTCF) diagnosis coding and reporting guidelines.
• Assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis and/or procedure codes for inpatient care.
• Assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis and/or procedure codes for inpatient care.
• Interpret outpatient diagnosis coding and reporting guidelines.
• Assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for outpatient care.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Linkage of Course to Educational Program Mission Outcomes.

MISSION - This course is to provide employment-related knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a chosen field of study.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Students who complete programs in occupational areas are expected to demonstrate that they:

Know
• The subject matter appropriate to the emphasis of the degree.

Are Able To
• Acquire skills and perform tasks necessary for employment or career enhancement.
• Present themselves effectively to a potential employer.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills appropriate resources to remain current in the chosen occupational field.

Have Developed
• An appreciation of the importance of social, ethical, legal and diversity issues.