Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
HIM 3333 CODING I This course provides information on CPT coding principles and the outpatient prospective payment system as well as effective management of coding services for both inpatient and outpatient systems. The course includes four hours of lecture and six hours of lab per week for the first eight weeks. Corequisite: HIM 3333L. Prerequisite: ALHLT 4074 and HIM 3453. S, Online HIM 3343 CODING II This course provides information on health-related coding systems which are utilized for data retrieval and reimbursement by type of service. ICD- 9-CM coding principles are covered. Data retrieval relating to manual or automated systems are discussed. The course includes two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Corequisite: HIM 3343L. Prerequisite: HIM 3333. F, Online HIM 3363 HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE AND RISK MNGMT This course will give students a practical understanding of the laws and regulations encountered daily by healthcare compliance professionals. It will provide students with an ability to identify specific regulatory issues present in the healthcare environment and understand penalties associated with violations of such regulations. Students will learn to conduct basic legal research and where to find resources to interpret healthcare regulations. F, S, SU, Online HIM 3453 HEALTHCARE FINANCE Healthcare firms are very unique in the manner in which they receive compensation for the service that they provide. In this course students will learn why the revenue function is so different for healthcare firms as compared to other industries. The course will also provide an overview of various types of reimbursement and classifications systems utilized in collecting, retrieving, and maintaining clinical data utilized in the U.S. for many types of healthcare facilities. The prospective payment system utilized by CMS is of primary focus as well as CMS contract oversight activities. S, Online HIM 4023 HEALTH INFORMATION APPLICATION Presents information on various regulatory, ancillary, and specialty areas within the field of Health Information and Informatics Management. Includes a study of health data informatics, registries, MPI requirements, and database development. Corequisite: HIM 4023L. S, Online HIM 4033 HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT This course provides information on managerial aspects of Health Information Management. The course will focus on leadership theories, management techniques, training and professional development, performance improvement, human resources, and financial management. HIM Senior Standing Only. Corequisite: HIM 4033L. S HIM 4052 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE This course will help students gain professional skills as they near entering the professional field. Virtual applications are used to simulate actual healthcare operations. S, SU, Online HIM 4073 HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS This course consists of acquiring, managing, analyzing, interpreting, and transforming data into accurate, consistent, and timely information. Tasks include: analysis of health data using appropriate testing methods to generate findings for interpretation; interpretation of analytical findings by formulating recommendations for clinical, financial, and operational processes; and the ability to validate results through qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to confirm findings. Students will learn basic research design, methods and be able to explain the role of biomedical research. Prerequisites: HIM 4023 & ALHLT 3043 and lab. F, Online HIM 4082 HIM PROFESSIONAL REVIEW A capstone course designed to review learned HIM professional applications, practice, and principles to assist in preparing the student to successfully complete the national registration exam and to be able to successfully meet the entry level competencies of the HIM profession. HIM Senior Standing Only . S, SU, Online
HIM 4093 HEALTH DATA INFORMATICS This course will introduce Health Informatics including definitions, theory, technologies, workflow and expectations in the informatics field, tools, and professional organizations. There will be a focus on healthcare informatics as it brings together healthcare-generated information with technology for the purpose of improving quality of care in a cost-effective manner. S, Online HIM 4113 HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES This course examines strategies by which healthcare facilities identify healthcare quality issues within their organization, utilize best practice guidelines to implement improvement strategies and establish metrics from which success is measured. Healthcare quality reporting strategies are explored such as Joint Commission Core Measures and Sentinel Events and the CMS Q10 Clinical Warehouse. Role delineation related to healthcare quality/performance improvement is delineated for the healthcare administrator as well as the professional and medical staff. F, S, SU, Online HIM 4052 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE This course will help students gain professional skills as they near entering the professional field. Virtual applications are used to simulate actual healthcare operations. F, S, SU, Online HIM 4132 MEDICAL CODING INTERNSHIP This course is a two-week on site and/or virtual coding experience for students in the HIM Program and/or Coding Certificate Program. The location is selected by the student and coordinated by the instructor. Prerequisite: HIM 4223. F, S, SU, Online HIM 4153 MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM A three-week (120 hours) professional practice experience in the Health Information Department of a selected facility. Includes observation/practice in the functional and managerial activities, followed by a one-week review session. Scheduled during the second eight weeks of the spring semester, senior year. HIM Senior Standing Only. F, S, SU, Online HIM 4213 HEALTH DATA INTEGRITY Data integrity as it relates to healthcare is a vital piece to quality health information. This course will discuss the core disciplines in a data governance program including: information life cycle management, data quality management, information security and privacy, master and reference data management, metadata management, data architecture management, data development, and business intelligence management. F, Online HIM 4223 CODING III This course provides advanced application of various classification systems and coding management theory. Utilizing the current mandated code sets, students will apply coding guidelines and principles to advanced coding problems and patient record documentation. The course also includes a process to facilitate the accurate representation of a patient’s clinical status in the patient health record. This enables the student to establish the necessary skills for achieving coding totality, coding accuracy, and the management of coding functions. Prerequisites: HIM- 3333 and HIM-3343. S, Online Occupational Therapy Assistant OTA 1013 INTRO TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY This course is designed to establish a knowledge base for the prospective OTA in that it emphasizes the human element of health care and the role the Occupational Therapy Assistant performs in providing this component. It focuses on the history and philosophy and gives an overview of assessment, evaluation and performance areas as well as the tools of practice. Theoretical frameworks and approaches and basic concepts of human development are also covered. Prerequisites: General Education Requirements and acceptance into the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. F OTA 1023 KINESIOLOGY FOR OTA This course builds on basic anatomic and physiologic concepts of human
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