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This course provides the students with the opportunity to practice their health information technology skills as they complete their professional practice experience (PPE) in local health care facilities. This experience allows the students to relate the functional and theoretical components of the curriculum to realistic practice situations.
Course to be taken in last quarter
McCuen, Cases in Health Information Management, 4th ed., Cengage. ISBN: 9780357506196
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Specified on the course schedule/outline
Letter Grade | Range | Definition |
---|---|---|
A | 90-100 | Excellent |
B | 80-89 | Above Average |
C | 70-79 | Average |
D | 60-69 | Below Average |
F | 0-59 | Failing |
W | — | Withdrawal during weeks 1 - 7 |
WF | — | Withdrawal failing after week 7 |
NF | — | Failing – Not actively engaged |
For more details about the Grading System, please see the current catalog.
Students must be actively engaged in the course. For a definition of active engagement, please see the current catalog.
Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s academic integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the University policy on Academic Integrity.
Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. They include failure of the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.
Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this course should follow the process described under the heading Accommodations for the Disabled in the current catalog.
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All courses in the HIM Program have a ten-day assignment cycle. Each week’s work is made available Friday at 5 p.m. and remains available for ten days. The weekly assignments and discussions are due on the Sunday night of the week following the week they were made available, ten days later. For example, if the weekly assignments are made available at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 8, the completed assignments are due at 11:55 p.m., on Sunday, January 17.
Note these two exceptions: Week 1 when the week's work is open from the first day of the quarter at 8 a.m. to Sunday at 11:55 p.m. and the last week when the final exam is available from Monday at 8 a.m. until Thursday at 11:55 p.m. All times listed are EST/EDT.
This course requires a minimum of 70% (C) or higher for successful completion.
Assignments | Due |
Week 1: Introduction to the Practicum | |
Assignment 1.1 - Resume | Sunday |
Assignment 1.2 - Practicum Information | Sunday |
Week 2: Customer Service | |
Assignment 2.1 - Providing Effective Internal Customer Service | Sunday |
Assignment 2.2 - Internal Customer Service | Sunday |
Week 3: Soft versus Hard Skills | |
Assignment 3.1 - Individual Behavior | Sunday |
Assignment 3.2 - Behavior Analysis | Sunday |
Assignment 3.3 - Technical Writing Skills | Sunday |
Week 4: Data Content, Structure and Standards | |
Assignment 4.1 - Case 1-16 - Text Messaging of PHI | Sunday |
Assignment 4.2 - Case 1-17 - Joint Commission Mock Survey | Sunday |
Week 5: Information Protection: Access, Archival, Privacy and Security | |
Assignment 5.1 - Case 2-3 - Reporting Notifiable Diseases | Sunday |
Assignment 5.2 - Case 2-52 - HIPAA Training Newsletter | Sunday |
Week 6: Informatics, Analytics and Data Use | |
Assignment 6.1 - Case 3-16 - Workflow Technology | Sunday |
Assignment 6.2 - Case 3-24 - Failure of an EHR System | Sunday |
Week 7: Revenue Management | |
Assignment 7.1 - Case 4-10 - Case Mix Index Trend | Sunday |
Assignment 7.2 - Case 4-16 - DNFB Reduction | Sunday |
Week 8: Compliance | |
Assignment 8.1 - Case 5-3 - Developing a Coding Quality Plan | Sunday |
Assignment 8.2 - Case 5-24 - Document Improvement Presentation | Sunday |
Week 9: Leadership | |
Assignment 9.1 - Case 6-4 - Evaluating Employee's Skills | Sunday |
Assignment 9.2 - Case 6-33 - Performance and Quality Evaluation and Improvement of the HIM Department | Sunday |
Week 10: Healthcare Statistics and Research Method | |
Assignment 10.1 - Case 7-12 - Joint Commission Hospital Quality Check | Sunday |
Assignment 10.2 - Case 7-19 – Research Drug Overdose Mortality Trend | Sunday |
Assignment 10.3 - PPE Log | Sunday |
Assignment 10.4 - Case Study | Sunday |
Assignment 10.5 - Site Director Evaluation | Sunday |
Week 11: Finals Week | |
Assignment 11.1 - PPE Reflection Paper | Thursday |
Assignment | Weight |
Weekly Assignments | 40% |
PPE | 45% |
Final PPE Reflection Paper | 15% |
Total | 100% |
Date of last review: Unknown