HITT 1160 Clinical

CIP Code: 510707

External Hours: 6

Contact Hour Total: 96

An intermediate type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is as unpaid learning experience. This supervised experience will include exposure to the following areas: coding, reimbursement billing, data entry, file maintenance, vital statistics, release of information, computer systems, chart assembly, deficiency analysis for completion, documentation, chart location, retrieval and tracking, admission, utilization review, case management, risk management, quality improvement, discharge planning, and peer review organizations. This experience can be within a traditional or non-traditional health care setting including long term care, home health agency, state or federal agency, physician’s clinic, community health agency, mental health agency, etc. Students will observe and actively participate in all aspects and processes of a health care entity involving Health Information Coding and related areas. Prerequisite(s): POFM 1313, HITT 1341, and HITT 1441 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course