HIT 112 — Medical Law, Reimbursement & Delivery Systems
This course emphasizes three areas of health information: (1) the usesof coded data and health information in reimbursement and paymentsystems appropriate to healthcare settings and managed care; (2)basic health data structure, content, and standards; healthcare deliverysystems and information technology systems; and (3) relevant legalcompliance and ethical issues faced by clinical coders in the workplacesetting. Special emphasis is placed on HIPAA compliance issues andensuring that coders have the critical thinking skills to appropriatelymeet ethical and privacy issues in their workplace. Corequisites: HIT114 and HIT 116