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Professional Practice

Credits: 3
Course Number: 10-530-196

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Course Description

10-530-196 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ...applies previously acquired skills and knowledge by means of clinical experiences in the technical procedures of health record systems and discussion of clinical situations. Student may participate in a supervised clinical experience in healthcare facilities (Prerequisite: 10-530-165, Intermediate Coding; Corequisites: 10-530-161, Health Quality Management; 10-530-166, HIT Capstone; 10-530-164 Intro to Health Informatics)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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How can I use this course to achieve my career goals?

This course is associated with the following programs:

What will I learn?

  1. Exhibit professional and ethical behavior in a professional practice setting with assistance
  2. Manage health data in a clinical environment (billing, coding, deficiency analysis) with assistance IA-D
  3. Analyze clinical data to apply to health statistics, biomedical research, and quality management with assistance IIA-B
  4. Apply legal and regulatory requirements to healthcare delivery system information infrastructure with assistance IIIA-B
  5. Use information technology to manage health information (record tracking, release of information, coding, grouping, registries, billing, quality improvement, and imaging) with assistance IVA-E
  6. APPLY data governance principles to ensure the quality of health data
  7. APPLY coding and reimbursement systems
  8. MODEL professional behaviors and ethics
  9. APPLY informatics and analytics in data use
  10. APPLY organizational management techniques

Class Details

Class Number:
21037
Delivery:
Blended - Less than 50% Online
Term:
Spring 2025
Session:
8W2
Instructors:
Julie Swavely
Date Range:
-
Estimated Cost:
$725.55 *

Class Notes

  • This class is taught through a combination of in-person and online instruction. Students will attend live portions of the class at the dates, times, and location specified. The remaining instruction will be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/blendedfaq.

Meeting Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location(s)
03/26/25 - 05/20/25 Anytime
Anytime
Online
Green Bay-Clinical Site

* Cost displayed is based on in-state residency. Back to cost