An Introduction to Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Purpose

Provide non-medical home care staff knowledge of the general mechanisms of disease, diagnosis and treatment necessary for accurately applying ICD-10 CM Codes to documentation of patient care.

Description

Understanding human diseases is critical when working in health care whether at the bedside or in office roles such as billing or coding. With the change to ICD10 CM coding, knowledge of human diseases is even more important for each team member. This knowledge ensures accurate data collection which can reduce the number of declined reimbursements.

This course provides an overview of the general mechanisms of disease, diagnosis and treatment.

Delivery

This is a self-paced course with optional knowledge check quizzes after each lesson. These non-graded quizzes allow you to check your understanding of the lesson objectives before proceeding to the next lesson. This course requires the use of the associated textbook: Essentials of Human Diseases and Condition, 5th Edition, Schell Fazier, Wist Drzymkowski. ISBN: 978-1-4377-2408-0. After the final lesson you will be required to take the final exam. You must score 70% or higher to pass the course and obtain a certificate of completion.

Objectives

Contact Time

1.2 contact hour(s) based on 50 minute contact hour

1.0 contact hour(s) based on 60 minute contact hour

Approval(s)

HLC - Higher Learning Commission

"Rochester Community and Technical College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools."

HLC Institution ID:1399

Estimated Time

The estimated time for completion for this activity is 1.0 hours

Intended Audience

This course is designed for individuals with limited to no medical training that are new to medical coding in home care. This course may also be useful to refresh or update knowledge on human diseases for staff currently working in home health billing, coding or office support roles. .

Course Planning Team

Kathy L. Richie, RN, BSN; Kristi Kiehne; MBA; Christine Bushaw, Med, RHIT; Mary Juenemann, MS, RHIA, CCS

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Commercial Support Disclosure

This course (CE activity) was developed in accordance with ANCC criteria and Commercial Support Guidelines; the planners and authors of this course have disclosed no relevant financial, personal or professional relationships with any commercial entities pertaining to this activity. Therefore, the content is free of commercial bias for or against any product or commercial entity.

Non-endorsement of Products and Off Label Use

This course provides a balanced view of therapeutic options. Use of generic names is always considered before using trade names. Consequently, if trade names are necessary, when available, we will use trade names from several companies. RCTC and the course planning team do not endorse any products or drugs that may be mentioned in this course.

Christine Bushaw - Med, RHIT (Author Originating)

Chris Bushaw, MEd, RHIT is an instructor for Health Information Technology/Coding Specialist Programs at Rochester Community & Technical College. Previous to this position, she spent over 30 years at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester in various supervisory and management positions including the Health Information Management Department. Chris has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Development/Adult Education from the University of Minnesota. In December 2008, Chris graduated from the Health Information Technology Program and obtained her RHIT shortly after.

Copyright

Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection. Retention of the materials for longer than the class term, unauthorized further dissemination of the materials, or use of copyrighted materials in any way other than intended for this class is prohibited by Copyright and Teach Act laws.

Acknowledgment

This course was developed with Rochester Community and Technical College's Center for Business and Workforce Education located in Rochester Minnesota.

Web Links Utilized

Features

Written language - English : Yes

Course Code:

HD_AA

Course Category:

Medical Coding