HIT 114 — Clinical Classification Systems I with Lab
Emphasizes the principles and conventions of clinical classificationsystems used in today’s healthcare settings. Emphasis is placed onICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. A history of nomenclatures andclassifications systems is covered, as well as the relationship betweencoding and healthcare reimbursement. Other topics include: applicablelicensing and regulatory issues relative to coded data, payment andreimbursement systems, professional ethics, content of the medicalrecord, decision-making processes, data validity and integrity,classification systems and nomenclature, quality assessment andimprovement, work and legal standards related to reimbursement, andretrieval of information. Concepts covered in the class are explored ingreater detail in the coding lab. Corequisites: ALH 220 and BIO 114.