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Medical Coding

Certified Professional Coder Program - Hospital - AH2200

This program is designed for experienced coders to gain expertise in hospital outpatient facility coding to prepare candidates seeking certification through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) as a Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H).  This program is also designed to serve as a refresher course for coders who wish to improve their coding accuracy and efficiency.  Experience Level:  This course is designed for medical coders with a minimum of two (2) years work experience in either a hospital facility or physician office.  CPC, CCS-P and CCS-A coder are good candidates for this program. Tuition:  $1,295

Course Duration:
63 Hours 4.20 Semester Hours

Course # Date Day Time Location Instructor
AH2200 TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA
Course Type:
Workforce Development

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Assign the patient to diagnosis related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
  2. Process and prepare business and government forms.
  3. Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment.
  4. Plan, develop, maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes, storage and retrieval systems.
Learning Outcomes Assessments Used:

Participant Evaluations (Indirect Method)
Instructor Evaluation(s) (Indirect Method)
Standardized Testing (Direct Method)

Completion:
Yes: 100% No: 0%

Reason for Non-Completion:
N/A
Student Reported Learning Objective Met:

Not
Applicable

0%

Strongly
Disagree

0%


Disagree

0%


Indifferent

0%


Agree

29%

Strongly
Agree

71%

Standard Occupational Code (SOC):
Not Applicable

Attendance Policy

Participants are expected to attend all class sessions. Sign-in sheets are completed at every class session. Participants must attend all classes in order to satisfactorily complete the course. For every fifteen (15) hours of instruction, one hour of instruction can be missed. Arriving more than 15 minutes late at the start of a class will be documented as a tardy or leaving more than 15 minutes early at the end of a class will be documented as an early departure.

Standards of Progress
Attendance, completion of assignments, quiz/exam scores, and satisfactory performance of all skills/tasks contribute to the overall grade. Possible grades include:

(CR) is used to indicate passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. All assignments completed with a score of 70% or higher, a score of 70% or higher on each quiz/exam, and all skills performed satisfactorily.

(NC) is used to indicate not passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. Participants earning a grade of “NC” may repeat a course once. Additional repeats may be allowed after discussion with a Program Coordinator, and participants may be required to repeat the entire course at an additional expense. Participants may not progress to the next higher level course until a “CR” grade is earned.

(I) is used to indicate that the participant has yet to complete one or more requirements by the scheduled end date of a course. Participants will be given an additional opportunity to successfully complete the requirements after instructors provide counseling/remediation. An additional fee may be required for remedial instruction beyond two (2) attempts. Participants that are unsuccessful after four (4) attempts shall be assigned a grade of “NC”. Completion of course requirements must be accomplished during the next offering of the program/course or the grade will be converted as “NC”.

Student Reported Satisfaction with Course
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
No Response: N/A
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7.9.2010

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