HIT 202 - Quality Management & Regulatory Compliance

In this course, students will be exposed to the quality management methodologies currently used in healthcare, with emphasis placed on the role of the Health Information Technologist. Areas covered will include regulatory and oversight agencies, compliance surveys, quality management reporting, data analysis, statistics, utilization management, risk management, coding compliance, medical staff credentialing and the Meaningful Use requirement mandated by the federal government. This course requires a major group project to include class presentation. Due to the nature of the courses in the Health Information Technology program, courses are to be taken in the order described in the model schedule.
Prerequisite(s): HIT 104 and HIT 106 and HIT 107
4 credits = 3 lecture, 1 laboratory
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