MEDR4312

This course will provide students with varied opportunities in HIM through a professional practice experience (PPE) that includes supervised practical application at a healthcare facility health information management department. On site at the healthcare facility, students will be under the supervision of a qualified Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or other qualified personnel to whom they are assigned. The PPE is designed to enable students to obtain actual practical experience in theoretical and application-based procedures previously studied. Students will complete a maximum of 80 unpaid hours on site. Students will be required to complete weekly logs, discussion board postings of their experience, and submit a completed student handbook along with a final project at the end of their PPE. If a student is not able to be placed at a healthcare facility, remote projects/assignments may be substituted and are supervised by the accepting professional practice site. Additional internet-based laboratory projects/assignments to meet course objectives are assigned and evaluated by college faculty to stimulate professional practice experience as needed.