HCI 380 - Healthcare Code Sets & Clinical Terminologies

5 CR

Previously HCTM 380.
You’ve heard of medical terminology but what about structured terminology systems? Medical vocabularies, classification systems, and code sets represent everything from a medical diagnosis, to how much a patient is billed for the service they received. They are used in a variety of healthcare settings, including medical, nursing, laboratory, and allied health. In this course, we look at several terminologies, classification systems, and code sets including their historical development, revision process, and how and when they are used in healthcare systems, billing, and reporting.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to any baccalaureate program at Bellevue College.

Course Outcomes

Define the uses of healthcare terminologies and code sets in electronic health records (EHR)
Analyze the components of structured terminologies currently used in healthcare
Explain legislative requirements for use of structured terminologies in healthcare
Compare and contrast the structure of medical, nursing, and allied health terminologies
Summarize development, structure, and use of selected healthcare terminologies and code sets
Select the appropriate terminology system for a given healthcare requirements

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