2022-2023 Course Catalog

HIT 250 Reimbursement Principles in Healthcare

examines how the current healthcare reimbursement systems and methodologies impact the entire U.S. healthcare delivery system and economy of today's world. The impact of health insurance, coding and billing compliance, and value-based purchasing initiatives are also discussed. As students learn the methodology of each payment system, they will develop an understanding of the overall effect the healthcare reimbursement system has on providers and payers, consumers, and public-sector policymakers as well as acquire an appreciation for the complexity of these methodologies. This course is applicable toward all certificates, AAS, ALS (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 3.0).

Credits

3.0

Prerequisite

completion of or concurrent enrollment in HIT 143 and HIT 243

Division and Department

Health Professions / Health Information Techn