MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE



MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGEHEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMADVANCED CPT PROCEDURAL CODING1 Semester Credit HourSYLLABUS AND COURSE OUTLINESPRING 2008Instructor: Eileen C. Cassidy, MA, CCS-PCOURSE TITLE:?Advanced CPT Coding?COURSE NUMBER: MR 214 .Course Catalog Description: This course covers current versions of CPT Procedural Coding and HCPCS, with a review of code clinical scenarios related to body systems.Prerequisites: MR104 CPT Procedural Coding, MR105 International Classification Systems, AH110 Professional Practice Experience 1 MC.Corequisites: MR215 Advanced ICD-9-CM Coding and AH111 Professional Practice Experience 2 MC (Spring Semester)?Student Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course, the student will: 1. Assign CPT-4/HCPCS codes to services/procedures provided by physicians at an advanced level skill. 2. Explain the relationship between coding and reimbursement. Identify the components of a superbill. 3. Abstract the necessary data from physician notes and operative reports demonstrating/documenting medical necessity. 4. Identify and explain general medical billing practices. 5. Identify the important aspects of the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse legislation. 6. Explain the necessity of a corporate compliance plan Method of Evaluation: The overall grade for the course is based on the student's performance examinations, homework, and any special projects that may be assigned. All work presented will be evaluated on the basis of timeliness, accuracy of content, grammar and spelling.Online Exams: 50% Homework: (including Discussion Board) 25%Proctored Final Exam 25%Homework/Discussion Board ParticipationHomework will be assigned on a weekly basis (week runs from Sunday, 12:01 a.m. to Saturday, 11:59 p.m.) and will consist of a textbook reading assignment, and a textbook exercise assignment. The reading assignment is time consuming and the student is advised to have a dictionary at hand while reading. Do not try to do the exercises without reading the material first. The textbook exercise must be completed and submitted through the Digital Dropbox to the instructor by the due date to receive credit. However, all students will receive the answers to the exercise assignment at the end of the week. No credit will be given for exercise answers submitted after the answers have been revealed to the class. Submission in any form other than the Digital Dropbox will not be accepted. The Discussion Board is the course equivalent of the student raising his/her hand and asking or answering a question. Each week there will be Discussion Board questions raised, and students are encouraged to participate in the discussion by either answering a question or posting a question pertaining to the week’s assignments. Rather than answering a single student’s question by email, I suggest students post their questions on the Discussion Board so that all students may benefit from the answers. Each student must either post an original comment or must post a response to another’s comment in the Discussion Board at least once a week. However, student does not need to participate at a particular time.Online Testing PolicyAll tests in this online course are administered on Blackboard. Examinations will be timed and be available for a limited number of days. Students are to prepare to take the test by reading and studying the appropriate material.Sit down to take the test during the open testing time with all materials needed/allowed at your fingertips and in a quiet setting. If that is a problem, consider taking the test in the College’s computer lab. Allow enough uninterrupted time to complete the test. If you are experiencing problems with your Internet provider or computer, please take the test in one of the College’s labs.The test will cover several chapters (see course outline) and consist of a theory portion (which will test the student’s understanding of coding guidelines and textbook reading assignments) and a practical portion (in which the student will code procedures using the CPT. Once beginning the test you may not stop or start over. The test will be timed and you will be given a one-minute warning but the computer will not lock up at the end of the time. It is the student’s responsibility to SUBMIT the test within the allowed test time.All tests will be timed with a penalty (to be given on the test instructions) for exceeding the allowed time. Student must take the test during its availability (usually 1 week) using the allowed reference materials and observing the College’s honesty policy, Resetting a test for a student with a justified explanation will be done only once per student per course, but no test will be reset after the availability of the test has expired. Immediately upon completion of the test, the student may view his/her score, but the entire test with corrections will not be available for viewing until the test availability is over. The instructor will re-grade and award any additional points necessary due to incorrect formatting of answers or inappropriate sequencing of codes. A student experiencing technical problems while taking an exam must contact the email and Blackboard technical online support at 1-866-361-8865 and also email the instructor immediately.A student who does not take an exam during its availability will receive a zero score.One last important note: You may not discuss any test (in person or electronically) with another classmate or anyone else before, during, or after you take the test until every student in the class has taken the test. You are not allowed to print any part of a test.At the end of the semester, the lowest test grade will be dropped; however, that does not include the Final ExamThe cumulative Final Exam is the only test which must be taken in a proctored setting. At least 1 week before the final exam, a date, time, and room number on the Utica campus will be given where I will be present to give the final exam. It will be given in a computer lab, taken online and timed. You must bring all your own references. If circumstances do not permit you to be present at that time, special circumstances will be arranged where you may take it in a college computer lab, Library, or Sylvan Learning Center where it must be proctored by an approved outsider. It will not be reset for any reason.Course policies regarding attendance, testing and grading:Each student will receive a course syllabus indicating the content, objectives, and outline of the course. Each student is expected to complete the course requirements within the time frame specified. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate with the instructor. Any student not completing the assignments for two successive weeks will be dropped from the course.Grades for the above will be averaged and the final letter grade for the course will be assigned as follows:90-100A80-89B70-79C60-69D0-60FHealth Information Technology students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C in the course to qualify for graduation.Textbooks RequirementsAdvanced Case Study Workbook by MedBooksCPT 2008 *, American Medical Association*HCPCS 2008 Medicare’s National Level II **If you took MR104 last semester and have the 2007 books it will be okay to use them.? Just let me know on homework assignments which year book you are using.? In a work situation it is NEVER acceptable to use a previous year book since codes change annually. If you plan on taking any certification exams this year, you will need a current edition.AHIMA’s Virtual Lab will be introduced and accessed during the semester for encoder and grouper instruction.Accommodations for Students with DisabilitiesI would appreciate hearing from anyone who has any type of disability that may affect participation in this class or require some special accommodation. Students who notified me regarding accommodation needs in a previous semester must do so again each subsequent semester. No accommodations can be provided until this notification takes place and you have fulfilled the other requirements that will be explained to municationThe instructor will check and answer emails on a regular basis, usually daily. All communication between the instructor and the student will be through MVCC e-mail system. The instructor will respond to all student emails within 48 hours of being sent. If the instructor is going to be away from the email system for any period of time, the students will be informed in advance. Student must use good English grammar, as opposed to net acronyms, including appropriate capitalization and correct spelling. Just as he/she would be communicating with insurance companies and medical personnel in the future, student should practice composing professional email correspondence. ................
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