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HIM 450 Healthcare Reimbursement

Focusing on the American healthcare payment system, this course will cover reimbursement methodologies, approved code sets and their functionality, compliance with established national and organization coding guidelines, 3rd party and government payers, managed care, and revenue cycle management. Strong emphasis will be given to determination of which codes sets apply to which healthcare setting. Risks and benefits of a CAC will also be addressed. How clinical data generated from coding is analyzed for trends in health, morbidity, mortality, outcomes, and the population.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

HIM 420 and HIM 470 or consent of instructor

Offered

As needed