Clinical Coding I
Your in-house clinical experience will focus on coding with the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision. International Classification of Disease Interventions, Canadian Edition (ICD-10-CA/CCI). You will study body systems such as skin, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, blood and respiratory systems. You will also study neoplasm, infection, and orthopedic trauma cases.
Clinical Coding II
The clinical experience will build on the skills developed in Coding I. Students will focus on coding with the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, Canada/Canadian Classification of Heath Interventions (ICD-10-CA/CCI). Also covered are the body systems including digestive, hepatobiliary, urinary, reproductive, nervous, special senses and endocrine systems. One will examine nutritional, metabolic, mental and behavioral disorder cases and how to abstract data.
Clinical Coding III
The clinical experience will build on the skills developed in International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, Canada/Canadian Classification of Heath Interventions (ICD-10-CA/CCI) coding and abstracting. Students study human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, septicemia, pregnancy/childbirth and newborn coding cases. Also studied are complex coding cases and a review of coding practices and guidelines, data quality issues, report writing and data presentation.
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