6 courses with the subject MEDC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MEDC 1500Basic ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding3
Students are introduced to the basic coding guidelines using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM/PCS) coding classification system. Students practice the application of diagnosis and procedure codes, focusing on accuracy and the clinical information found in the medical record. Ethical coding standards are applied and promoted while students focus on current regulations and coding guidelines.Course Fees: $40.00
Students are introduced to the basic coding guidelines of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) nomenclature. Students practice the application of CPT/HCPCS codes to validate coding accuracy using clinical information found in the medical record. Students gain a fundamental understanding of the general steps in coding and apply the guidelines of the National Correct Coding Initiative.
Students build on the base knowledge learned from Basic CPT and Basic ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding. Students link CPT or ICD-10-PCS procedural codes with ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes using examples from medical records. Analyzing both inpatient and outpatient records, students follow the guidelines for reporting codes for procedures, diagnoses, and ancillary services. Students review the current regulations related to coding compliance and evaluate ethics in relation to fraud and incorrect coding.Course Fees: $40.00
Students explore health care billing and reimbursement. Students examine the basics of medical insurance and track claims from patient registration through collections, identifying “missing” information and using process principles to avoid gathering incorrect information. Students review claim payments for accuracy and examine the appeals process. Students review the Fair Debt Collection Act and apply the principles of the Act through the accounts receivable process.
This course is the study of common disease processes, and the drugs used in their treatment. Students describe various conditions and diseases of the organ systems including etiology, signs and symptoms, and methods of diagnosis and treatment. Students identify disease entities and describe appropriate diagnostic and treatment modalities. Students examine the action of drugs, including the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs by the body.
MEDC 1970Professional Practice Experience (Coding)3
Students gain real world experience in a virtual health care setting coding authentic patient records from a variety of patient types and settings using the AHIMA Virtual Lab. Focus is placed on improving speed, accuracy and skill in medical coding.
