course provides the students,Knowledge about physician services and hospital based inpatient and outpatient service,Knowledge about healthdatabasemanagement,documentation requirements, and liability related to medical records and health care issues, to observe and practice of management functions,In-depth knowledge about coding using ICD-9 international coding system.
This course covers health insurance claim processing as well as the medical billing cycle. Include all aspects of medical insurance, including plan options, carrier requirements, abstracting relevant information from Source documents, and accurate completion of claim forms.
This course presents information relating to the basic statistical data needed by a health facility's governing board, medical staff and by outside agencies. Uniform terminology in health care statistical data compilations is also provided with the student receiving instruction in Glossary definitions of patients, patient characteristics, facilities, surgical operations, live births and fetal deaths. In addition, the commonly computed rates and percentages for inpatients are introduced, divided into six parts- inpatient census data and its use, percentage of occupancy, mortality rates, and autopsy rates, other rates and length of stay. Opportunities for extensive practice in computing rates and percentages will be provided for the student in a supervised laboratory setting.
This course will explore CPT-4 Coding system and its use in various reimbursement and data collection schemers. Students will apply CPT coding principles to various exercises and practice health codes, in a lab setting. Reimbursement systems utilizes CPT coding as their basis will be studied.
This course is designed to introduce the student to commonly used medical record forms in the health care facility. In addition, the student will become familiarized with documentation requirements and the role of various health care professionals in documenting and completing the medical record forms. Efficient record numbering and filing systems will be stressed as one of the key functions in establishing good rapport with other departments of the health care facility. In addition, hands-on experience in the accurate assembly of records in a prescribed order will be provided.
The Medical Records Department maintains a file of how physicians authenticate their entries in the medical records. Physicians are requested to fill in an authentication form and return it to medical records. Electronic authentication can be implemented by clinical service for transcribed documents such as operative reports, discharge summaries, and clinic notes
This course provides the student with a complete understanding of the structure and operation of Saudi Health Care delivery system with a special focus on the hospital. In addition, the course will include the following: a brief history on the development of the hospital; an overview on how hospitals are managed; an outline of the various patient types; a review of the medical staff, nursing services, ancillary services, and other support services; an overview of accreditation; and a survey of Saudi Health Care.
An introduction to database theory and development principles with an emphasis on the design of database systems and applications. Topics includes database design theory, client/server database application models SQL, and data normalization. Focuses on specific applications that are important in a variety of computer information systems. Applications are examined from the perspective of user needs and program design.
This course will provide information about the content of the medical record, numbering, filing and microfilm, accreditation and certification standards. Practice in the assembly and analysis of medical records, numbering and filing systems.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have demonstrated competency in accessing, assembly and analysis of medical records, and abstracting data from records, storage and review of records, security, and privacy issues regarding health information.
This Course is designed to introduce the student to the definition, concepts, principles and practicalities of quality in health care, inclusive of the four components of a quality assurance program: Quality Assessment, Utilization Management, credentialing, and Risk Management. Such issues as defining quality, measurement and assurance of quality, effectiveness of quality assurance, and other critical ethical issues for quality assurance will be discussed. The JCAHO standards, as they relate to the above-mentioned components, will also be presented.
Professionals in health administration should have the skills and knowledge necessary to make informed decisions regarding health services. These skills include the ability to understand and interpret the research literature and the capability to conduct health services research. This course is designed to provide health professionals from a variety of backgrounds with the foundations of research methods in health services. The course covers the basics of scientific research, quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research designs, research validity, issues of sampling and measurement, and specific approaches to health services research. Topics of research ethics, evaluation of the research literature and proposal development are introduced.
The Internship program is designed to give the Medical Records student an opportunity to obtain experience in the operation of a medical records department.To reinforce the knowledge gained, in both classroom and laboratory, during the two-year Medical Records program.To perform a wide range of technical procedures within a medical records department in a competent manner.To understand and apply the principles of health information sciense To observe employer/employee relationships in a medical records To learn to communicate effectively with other medical, nursing and allied health professioTo develop professional ethics and behavior through interaction with other professional workers in the health-care field.