Health Information Management (HIM) at New River Community College
- HIM 111 - Medical Terminology I
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Introduces the student to the language used in the health record. Includes a system-by-system review of anatomical disease, and operative terms, abbreviations, radiography procedures, laboratory tests, and pharmacology terms. Part I of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- HIM 113 - Medical Terminology and Disease Processes I
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Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, stem words, and technical terms; puts emphasis on the causes and treatment of selected disease processes. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HIM 125 - Medical Report Transcription
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Develops skill in the transcription and preparation of reports for the medical record and in the operation and care of dictating and transcribing equipment. Prerequisite:
HIT 111 or
HIM 111 and ability to type 40 words per minute,
Lecture 2 hours. Lab 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- HIM 131 - Health Information Procedures
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Introduces the health care deliver system and (1) the purpose, content, legal and accreditation requirements of health records; (2) the use of health data nomenclatures and classification systems; (3) the organization of registries and indexes. Includes data retrieval, storage and processing systems, quality assurance methodologies, statistical reporting and supervision practices in a health record department. Provides practice in manual and computerized data collection and display techniques.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- HIM 253 - Health Records Coding
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Examines the development of coding classification systems. Introduces ICD-9-CM coding classification system, its format and conventions. Stresses basic coding steps and guidelines according to body systems. Provides actual coding exercises in relation to each system covered.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
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