PROGRAM PROPOSAL
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Submission Date: 11/02/09
College: Health Professions
Department: Health Administrative Services
Program Title: Institutional Certificate, Health Care Coding & Classification
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program provides training to candidates interested in the application of disease and operation codes to episodes of care in the U.S. healthcare system. There currently is a nationwide shortage of qualified healthcare coders. Qualified coders are needed at all levels of the healthcare system to provide coded clinical data for reimbursement and research purposes.
The program develops the ability of students to use the International Classification of Diseases, version 9 (ICD-9-CM) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) of the American Medical Association. The program develops expertise for both outpatient/office practice and acute-care inpatient levels of proficiency. Use and application of both coding schemes in the systems of reimbursement for healthcare services is also developed.
Completion of all courses earns the student a Healthcare Coding & Classification Certificate and prepares them to sit for the American Health Information Management Association's Certified Coding Associate (CCA) credentialing examination.
Check all that apply:
___X_New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
____Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
__X__Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
____Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
____Attribute change(s) for any course.
____Program name change.
____Deletion of required course(s).
____Other changes (specify) _________________________________________________________________
If multiple changes are being proposed, please
provide a summary. Use strikeout (strikeout)
when deleting items in the program and highlight (highlight)
when adding items.
Submit the original to the Faculty Senate Office, MC 1033, and an electronic copy to kbrown4 @weber.edu
JUSTIFICATION:
Diagnosis and procedure coding is pivotal in the reimbursement of health care today. Students and employers have expressed a desire for professional practice experience in the certificate program in Health Care Coding and Classification. The addition of this course to the program will provide students with a simulated clinical practice to reinforce and build on the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom for diagnosis and procedure coding.
INFORMATION PAGE
Attach a copy of the present program from the current catalog and a revised version (exactly as you wish it to appear in the catalog).
» Grade Requirements:
To receive a Healthcare Coding & Classification Certificate the student must complete all courses in the certificate program with a grade of "C" or higher (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).
» Credit Hour Requirements: 24
25 credit hours as specified below.
This program provides training to candidates interested in the application of disease and operation codes to episodes of care in the U.S. healthcare system. There currently is a nationwide shortage of qualified healthcare coders. Qualified coders are needed at all levels of the healthcare system to provide coded clinical data for reimbursement and research purposes.
The program develops the ability of students to use the International Classification of Diseases, version 9 (ICD-9-CM) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) of the American Medical Association. The program develops expertise for both outpatient/office practice and acute-care inpatient levels of proficiency. Use and application of both coding schemes in the systems of reimbursement for healthcare services is also developed.
Completion of all courses earns the student a Healthcare Coding & Classification Certificate and prepares them to sit for the American Health Information Management Association's Certified Coding Associate (CCA) credentialing examination.
HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology (2)
HTHS LS1110 Biomedical Core (4)
HTHS 1111 Biomedical Core (4)
HTHS 2230 Intro to Pathophysiology (3)
HTHS 2240 Intro to Pharmacology (3)
HIM 2300 Diagnosis Coding (3)
HIM 2320 Ambulatory & Physician Office Coding (3)
HIM 2330 Classification Systems Topics & Reimbursement Issues (2)
HIM 2863 Professional Practice Experience in Coding (1)
Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? _yes___ If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?
Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program. In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.
Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)
Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the current program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the current program.) __25__