Medical Record Technology 715
problems encountered in the admin istration of med ical record services. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequ isite: 715·202 Legal Aspects of Medical Records or depart· mental approval.
715·101 Introduction to Medical Record Science· 3 Cr. - The history of medicine as related to medical records; uses of the record by the entire medical team;.duties of record personnel ; filing, nU'!1bering, a~d retent ion of records and practice of such In the laboratory. Lecture 2 hours. Labor~t?ry 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. PrerequIsite: Admission to the program. 715·102 Analysis of the Medical Record· 3 Cr. - Analysis of record con tents in· cluding forms used in acute and lo~g·ter~ care facilities. Medical record functions In quantitatively analyzing the record and medical staff requirements in completing and qualitatively analyzing the record . Lec· ture 2 hours . Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite : 715·101 Introduction to Medical Record Science or departmental approval. 715·103 Introduction to Health Statistics· 3 Cr. - The study of Vital and Public Health Statistics ' in·depth study of hospital statistics; 'sources, collection , reporting , presentation and analysis of data; sources and uses of health data in the United States. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: 715·102 Analysis of the Med ical Record or departmental approval. College Math requirements must be fulfil~ed prior to taking this course (see graduation requirements).
715·204 Medical Machine Transcription · 2 Cr. - Skill in the use of transcript ion equipment and expansion of medical ter· minology. Practice in transcribing medical reports and correspondence in an i n· stitutional setting. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: 710·103 Medical Terminology and 830·103 Typewriting. 715·205 Medical Machine Transcription . 2 Cr. - Continuation of 715·204 Medical Machine Transcription wi t h extended prac· tical use of transcription equ ipment and expansion of medical terminology and dic· tation. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite : 715·204 Medical Machine Transcription.
715·104 Auxiliary Health Facilities · 3 Cr. An introduction to other types of health related facilities available other than hospitals with emphasis on their record keeping systems . Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Prerequisite: 715·102 Analysis of Medical Record or departmental approval. 715·201 Classifications, Indices and Registers· 3 Cr. - Purposes of classifying diseases and operations. Systems of nomenclatures and classifications and their differences. The values of indices and registers are emphasized. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisites: 440·128 Anatomy and Physiology, 710·103 Medical Terminology, 715·103 Introduction to Health Statistics, 830·102 Typewriting or depart· mental approval. 715·202 Legal Aspects of Medical Records · 3 Cr. - The medical record as a legal document. The effect of confidential com· munications laws on the release of infor· mation from the medical record. Legal procedures involved in court disclosure of medical records. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: 715·201 Classifications, Indices and Registers or departmental approval. 715·203 Medical Record Seminar · 2 Cr. Methods of identifying and arriving at satisfactory solutions to specific types of
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715·211 Directed Practice· 4 Cr. - Super· vised learning experience in a medical record department under the supervision of an experienced medical record ad· ministrator. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Prerequisites: 440·128 Anatomy and Physiology, 710·1 03 Med ical Terminology, 715·103 Introduction to Health Statistics, 830·102 Typewriting or departmental ap· proval. 715·212 Directed Practice· 5 Cr. - Super· vised learn ing experience in a medical record department under the supervision of an experienced medical record administ ra· tor. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 15 hours. Prerequisites: 715·201 Class ificati ons, Indices and Registers, 715·211 Directed Practice, 830·103 Typewriting or depart· mental approval. 715·213 Directed Practice· 5 Cr. - Super· vised learn ing experience in a medical record department under the supervision of an experienced medical record ad · ministrator. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 15 hours. Prerequisites: 715·202 Legal Aspects of Medical Records, 715·212 Directed Prac· tice or departmental approval.
Mental Health Technology 717 717·121 Introduction to Mental Health· 4 Cr. - A survey of the varieties of human behavior with emphasis on normal and deviant modes of responding. The introduc· tion to class i fication and treatmen t behavior. The role of the mental healt h technician in the therapeutic setting . Lec· ture 4 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. 717·122 Records Development· 2 Cr. Procedures for collecting personal and family data. Forms for record keeping. Analyzing data for their need and purpose. Summarizi ng and gathering data for surveys and research reports. Lecture 1 hour.