General Information

• Name: Clinical Applications I
• 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 or Corequisites: HIT 205 and permission of the Nursing and Allied Health division.

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Teaches practical experience in the acute care setting performing health information departmental duties. Grades assigned on a pass/fail basis.

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

II: Course Objectives

Through this course, students will complete documents, reports, and presentations for two medical clinics and a hospital. Cascade View Pediatrics is a full-service pediatric clinic that provides comprehensive primary pediatric care to infants, children, and adolescents. North Shore Medical Clinic is an internal medicine clinic, and the healthcare providers in this clinic specialize in a number of fields including internal medicine, family practice, cardiology, and dermatology. Columbia River General Hospital is an independent , not-for-profit hospital providing high-quality comprehensive care.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to know the following. Students will create a series of projects for the above stated clinics and hospital including:

• Producing an x-ray report
• Creating and maintaining medical records and charts
• Editing and formatting informative documents for patients about appointment scheduling, disease prevention, disease prevention, and education opportunities
• Preparing envelope mailing labels and documents for mailings to patient lists
• Creating patient questionnaires and forms for gathering patient information
• Creating a report calculating the average standard cost for cardiac surgery patient stays
• Preparing purchase orders and statistic calculations for costs of exam room supplies
• Preparing invoices for medical services
• Preparing inventory reports
• Creating a lab requisitions billing report
• Creating a radiology requisition form
• Creating a bypass surgery report
• Creating a dermatology patient tracking worksheet
• Preparing cardiac nurse call lists
• Preparing revenue summary reports
• Creating PowerPoint presentations to inform patients about clinic and hospital services, cholesterol, fibromyalgia, sickle cell anemia, and chicken pox

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.