HIM 3620 Principles of Clinical Documentation Improvement

Clinical documentation is the foundation of every patient health record. This courses addresses the fundamentals of clinical documentation-assessing the current quality of health record documentation, development of a CDI program and process. How clinical documentation improvement impacts the revenue cycle of a healthcare organization will be reviewed.
Date:
2014
Primary Material Type:
Online Course
Institution:
Weber State University
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 3
Subjects:
health, information, management, coding, clinical, documentation

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
HIM Advisory Board made up of local employers
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance -- Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)
Occupation:
Healthcare Support Occupations -- Medical Transcriptionists (31-9094)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Bachelors Degree
Educational Level of Materials:
  • Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Time Required:
14 weeks
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality Note:
Subject matter experts as required per the grant.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Consultations during development of instructional materials
  • Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
  • Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Quality Matters
Course Note:
Health Information Management Program

Accessibility

Accessibility Features:
  • Text Access - Text to Speech
  • Text Adjust - Compatible
  • Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
  • Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
  • Reading Order - Digital resource layout
  • Structural Markup - Navigation Text
  • Structural Markup - Lists
  • Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
  • Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
  • Language - Markup
  • Non-Decorative Images Have Alt Text

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
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