FINANCIAL AID
Apply for financial aid online (for free!) at
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
If you have questions about financial aid, call
1-800-4ALFRED, option 2, to speak with someone in the
Financial Aid office. If you prefer, you can email
fao@alfredstate.edu.
The federal government also provides information about
education income tax credits at
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/pubs/p97001.htm.
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / MEDICAL RECORDS (ASSOCIATE
IN APPLIED SCIENCE)*
The Health Information Technology / Medical Records
Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
for Health Informatics and Information Management
Education (CAHIIM). An Independent Accrediting
Organization for Degree-Granting Programs in Health
Informatics and Health Information Management Education
in cooperation with the American Health Information
Management Association's (AHIMA)Council on Accreditation.
Students who successfully complete the program are
eligible to take the national certification examination
to become a Registered Health Information Technician
(RHIT). Traditionally, Alfred State graduates have
achieved a passing rate above the national average. You'll need to formally apply to the program by either
going to http://www.SUNY.edu to apply online or calling
1-800-4ALFRED, option 1, and then asking the person who
answers (an Admissions representative) to mail you an
application. There is an application fee of $35.00. To
follow-up on receipt and progress of your application,
send email to
admissions@alfredstate.edu.
Next, contact the high school from which you graduated
and any college you've ever attended, and arrange for
official transcripts to be mailed to: Admissions, Alfred
State College, 10 Upper College Dr, Alfred NY
14802-1196. NOTE: If your last name has changed, be sure
the schools you contact make a note of this on any
transcripts provided to Alfred State College. If you plan to take 6 or more credits each semester, you
should also go to
http://www.alfredstate.edu/admission/fin_aid.html
and read that information and click on the
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
link to apply for financial aid. This is a free
application. If you have questions about either application
procedures, be sure to contact the College at
1-800-4ALFRED, option 1, for Admissions or option 2 for
Financial Aid. If you prefer, you can send email to
admissions@alfredstate.edu or
fao@alfredstate.edu,
depending upon the nature of your question. *a minimum of 30 Alfred State College credits is
required for award of Associate in Applied Science in
Health Information Technology/Medical Records. A minimum
grade of “C” must be achieved in each MEDR course to
progress in the program.
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Health Information Management / Medical Records Courses:
MEDR 1114 - Introduction to Health Information
Management (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 1132 – Essentials of Pharmacology (Fall, Spring,
and Summer)
MEDR 1133 - Medical Terminology (Fall, Spring, and
Summer)
MEDR 1223 - Health Data Management (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 1224 - CPT Coding (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 5214 - Insurance & Reimbursement
MEDR 1214 - ICD-9-CM Coding (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 1312 - Intro to HIM Professional Practice (Fall,
Spring, and Summer)
MEDR 1323 - Coding Professional Practice (Fall, Spring,
and Summer)
MEDR 3414 - Quality, Legal, & Regulatory Issues in HIM
(Fall)
MEDR 4214 - Insurance & Reimbursement Processing (Fall
and Spring)
MEDR 4412 – Alt Care HIM & QM Professional Practice
(Fall, Spring, and Summer)
MEDR 4514 - Alternate Care Health Information Management
(Spring)
MEDR 5114 - Electronic Health Record Management
38 credits
General Education Courses:
BIOL 1114 – Human Anatomy & Physiology I (Fall and
Spring)
BIOL 2214 – Human Anatomy & Physiology II (Fall and
Spring)
BIOL 4403 - Pathophysiology (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
BUAD 3153 - Fundamentals of Management (Spring)
COMP 1503 - Freshman Composition (Fall, Spring, and
Summer)
HIST 1143 – Survey of American History I (3 credits)
(Spring)
HPED 1111 - Health & Wellness* (Fall, Spring, and
Summer)
LITR 2603 - Introduction to Literature (Fall, Spring,
and Summer)
SOCI 1163 – General Sociology (3 credits) (Fall)
SPCH 1083 - Effective Speaking (Fall and Spring)
33 credits
*meets physical education graduation requirement
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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
(in alphabetic order by course
number)
BIOL 1114 – HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I - Study of the
gross and microscopic anatomy of human systems with
emphasis on how structure facilitates function with
attention given to the chemistry accompanying function.
Areas emphasized include cells, tissues and the
integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
ADAM software is used to complete laboratory
assignments. Prerequisite: high school biology or
college human biology (with/without a lab). Offered each
Fall and Spring semester.
BIOL 2214 – HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II - Continuation
of Anatomy & Physiology I. Systems emphasized include
circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary,
reproductive, and endocrine. Nutrition, metabolism, and
electrolytes are also studied. Adam Software is used to
complete laboratory assignments. Prerequisite: BIOL
1114. Offered each Fall and Spring semester.
BIOL 4403 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY - Study of disruptions of
normal physiology, the processes that bring about these
disruptions, and the various ways in which the
disruptions manifest themselves as symptoms, signs,
physical findings, and laboratory findings at the organ
and body system levels. The course explores the
pathophysiology of genetic diseases, hypersensitivity
and autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, neoplasia,
diseases of the circulatory, immune, digestive,
reproductive, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems.
Prerequisite: BIOL 11114. Offered each Fall, Spring, and
Summer semester.
BUAD 3153 – Fundamentals of Management - This course
deals with the skills necessary to be a manager. The
course will develop an understanding of management
theories and management skills through an examination of
the basic functions of management. The concepts of
planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are
enhanced to show how these basic principles can be used
to create a healthy and thriving environment in today’s
global environment. Special attention will be given to
decision making, problem solving, and leadership in an
environment where productivity improvements is a major
concern. Prerequisite: None. Offered each Spring
semester.
COMP 1503 - FRESHMAN COMPOSITION - Freshman Composition
is a course in writing intended to enhance the student's
ability to express ideas and to communicate information
through expository prose. Emphasis is placed on
generating ideas, planning paragraphs, validating thesis
statements, organizing compositions, and selecting
rhetorical strategies. Practical application of
expository methods in essays and a research paper is
required. Readings are used to illustrate and to
stimulate language usage and writing techniques.
Prerequisite: None. Offered each Fall, Spring, and
Summer semester.
HIST 1143 – SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY I. introductory
survey from the Civil War to the present. Reconstruction
and nationalism, the Western migration, the impact of
industrialization and urbanization, the rise of
organized labor and agriculture, America’s cautious
emergence as a world power, the extremes of economic
prosperity and depression, the “hot” and “cold” wars,
the age of media and rising expectations, the mass
culture, and the mystery of the present are the broad
topics covered. Prerequisite: None. Offered each Spring
semester.
HPED 1111 - HEALTH AND WELLNESS - A course that meets
the physical education requirement for degree-seeking
students that provides students with a better
understanding of the human body as it relates to
concepts, attitudes and practices concerning personal
health. Prerequisite: None. Offered each Fall, Spring,
and Summer semester.
LITR 2603 – INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE - Introduction to
Literature focuses on literature, thought and language.
Writing is continued in assignments related to readings,
class discussions and lectures. Literary selections
include novels, short stories, poems, and plays.
Prerequisite: COMP 1503. Offered each Fall, Spring, and
Summer semester.
MEDR 1114 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT - Study of record keeping practices in the
hospital and physicians' office. Emphasis is placed on
hospital and medical staff organization, patient record
content, procedures in filing/numbering/retention of
patient records, quantitative, qualitative, and
statistical analysis of records, release of information
processing, indexes and registers, and an introduction
to health care reimbursement issues. Prerequisite: None.
Offered each Fall and Spring semester.
MEDR 1132 – ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY - The study of
basic concepts and terminology associated with
medication structure, function, interaction, and
administration. Students will identify diseases
associated with certain medications as well as
medications that would be prescribed for certain
diseases. Prerequisite: None. Offered each Fall, Spring,
and Summer semester.
MEDR 1133 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - The structure,
meaning, and use of medical terms with emphasis on those
relating to disease of and operations performed on the
human body. Systems studied include integumentary,
musculoskeletal, nervous, sensory, endocrine,
cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive,
genitourinary, and digestive. Students will also study
pharmacology and learn how to use the Physician's Desk
Reference. Prerequisite: None. Offered each Fall,
Spring, and Summer semester.
MEDR 1224 - CPT CODING - Study and practice of CPT
(Current Procedural Terminology) coding principles
applicable to physician office and hospital outpatient
settings. Students code patient records, use an encoder,
and input patient data and codes for OPPS (Outpatient
Prospective Payment System) purposes. Prerequisite: MEDR
1133 and MEDR 1114. Offered each Fall and Spring
semester.
MEDR 1214 - ICD-9-CM CODING - Study and practice of
ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 9th
revision, Clinical Modification) coding principles
applicable to inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital,
and physician office settings. Students will code
patient records, use an encoder, and input patient data
and codes for inpatient PPS (Prospective Payment System)
purposes. Health care reimbursement issues are also
discussed. Prerequiste: MEDR 1133 and MEDR 1114. Offered
each Fall and Spring semester.
MEDR 1223 - HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT - An introduction to
the collection and uses of health data in health care
facilities and government agencies with emphasis on the
functions of birth and death registration, service
assignment, commonly computed health care rates and
percentages, analysis of health data, and design formats
for presentation of health data to medical staff and
facility administrative committees. Students use
computer spreadsheet applications for data display.
Prerequisite: MEDR 1114. Offered each Fall and Spring
semester.
MEDR 1312 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - A supervised non-paid
professional practice experience in the health
information department of a hospital with adequate
facilities to provide varied work opportunities in the
major aspects of health information management. Students
work under the supervision of a qualified Registered
Health Information Administrator, Registered Health
Information Technician or other qualified personnel to
whom they are assigned, and also have college faculty
consultation. The program is designed to allow students
to obtain work experience in procedures studied in
college courses. The professional practice consists of
120 hours that can be completed during a full-time
three-week period or on a part-time weekly basis until
all 120 hours are completed. Prerequisites: MEDR 1114,
MEDR 1133, and MEDR 1223. Offered each Fall, Spring, and
Summer semester.
MEDR 1323 - CODING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - A supervised
non-paid professional practice experience in the health
information department of a hospital with adequate
facilities to provide varied work opportunities in CPT
and ICD-9-CM coding. Students work under the supervision
of a qualified Registered Health Information
Administrator, Registered Health Information Technician
or other qualified personnel to whom they are assigned,
and also have college faculty consultation. The program
is designed to allow students to obtain work experience
in procedures studied in college courses. The
professional practice consists of 120 hours that can be
completed during a full-time three-week period or on a
part-time weekly basis until all 120 hours are
completed. Prerequisite(s): MEDR 1213 and MEDR 2214.
Offered each Fall, Spring, and Summer semester.
MEDR 3414 - QUALITY, LEGAL & REGULATORY ISSUES IN HEALTH
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - The study of accreditation and
regulatory agencies for health care facilities and
medicolegal aspects of patient records (patient record
as a legal document, confidential communications, U.S.
Court structure and legal proceedings and patient
consents). Laboratory includes the study and practical
application of quality/utilization/risk management and
physician credentialing. Emphasis is placed on issues
related to the acute care setting. Prerequisite: MEDR
1114. Offered each Spring semester.
MEDR 4214 - REIMBURSEMENT AND INSURANCE PROCESSING - The
study of UB-92 and CMS-1500 requirements, the practice
of UB-92 and CMS-1500 forms completion, both manually
and electronically, and the study of the federal
legislative impact on health care reimbursement.
Students will also learn how to reference and interpret
the Federal Register. MEDR 1214 and MEDR 1224. Offered
each Fall and Spring semester.
MEDR 4514 - ALTERNATE CARE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
- A study of health care delivery systems and trends in
the management of alternate care health information.
Topics include the computer-based patient record, health
information management consulting, cancer registry
management, record linkage, financing health care, and
health information management keeping practices for
ambulatory, long term, mental health care, hospice, home
health care, and federal government facilities (e.g.,
VAMC's, prisons, etc.). Prerequisite(s): MEDR 1114.
Offered each Spring semester.
MEDR 5114 -
Electronic Health Record Management
A lecture and lab-based course that covers the study of
new trends in management and processing of health
information with emphasis on the electronic health
record (EHR). This course covers the definition,
benefits, standards, functionality, confidentiality and
security, and impact of the EHR in the healthcare
environment. The course explores implementation of the
EHR including infrastructure required, project
management techniques, information technology systems,
workflow processes and redesign in various health care
setting to include acute care, long term care, and
mental health care. Legal issues created by
implementation of the EHR will be explored. This
capstone course should be taken in the student’s last
semester of study. Prerequisite(s): MEDR 1114, MEDR1223.
Offered each Spring semester
SOCI 1163 – GENERAL SOCIOLOGY - A basic introduction to
the discipline of sociology: its methods, concepts, and
principles. Attention will be given to topics such as
society and culture, social organization, socialization,
ethnic and racial minorities, stratification, social
institutions, population and ecology, deviance,
collective behavior and social change. Illustrations
will be drawn primarily from the contemporary American
scene. Prerequisite: None. Offered each Fall semester.
SPCH 1083 – EFFECTIVE SPEAKING - This course deals with
preparing, presenting, and critiquing the basic speech
types: reporting, demonstration, and argumentation.
Special attention is given to collecting, selecting, and
arranging of material; to presenting and delivering; and
to active listening and critical evaluating. The course
stresses principles of interpersonal communication and
provides a basis or the understanding of speech through
utilizing various media. The course is designed to help
students obtain the speaking skills with which to
respond to various oral communication situations
encountered throughout college and in professional,
civic, and social areas before and after graduation.
This course CANNOT be used to satisfy the six credit
hour humanities requirement for graduation. (Online
students perform speeches in front of community members
such as at a local Lyons Club, and submit a videotape of
each speech to the instructor for evaluation.)
Prerequisite: COMP 1503. Offered each Fall and Spring
semester.
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