HINM 200 - Professional Practice Experience I

Supervised practice in a health information department. The student will perform functions related to the analysis and reporting requirements for health records, the storage and retrieval of health records, and the patient admission process. PREREQUISITE(S): Consent of program coordinator. Requires 60 hours of combined supervision on campus and/or in a clinical setting.

1 semester hour

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Demonstrate, analyze, and apply patient index procedures in manual and computerized systems.
Organize and file records and reports according to written and verbal instructions.
Perform and facilitate activities related to the admission of patients.
Analyze and interpret clinical data utilizing standard operating procedures.
Implement a healthcare facility’s suspension policy and compose an analytical report of the process.
Tabulate, report, and audit healthcare records for completeness and accuracy.
Identify and explain the managerial aspects of maintaining records.
Create a job description related to course content.

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