HINT 294L - Advanced Coding Lab

2 Credits
This course is part of the first professional practice experience (PPE) for the health information technology and the health information management degree programs. This laboratory portion of the practicum will provide extensive experience with various computerized encoding systems and practice coding with real world charts following official coding guidelines along with experience in chargemaster development and case mix analysis. Students successfully completing this course along with HINT 294 are academically prepared for the CCA (Certified Coding Associate) certification exam through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Grade Note(s): A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully.
Note: This course along with HINT294 requires lecture and laboratory with use of computerized encoding systems.
Prerequisite(s): HINT 221, HINT 222 and HLTH 250
Co-requisite(s): HINT 294