South Dakota Board of Regents

EXISTING PROGRAM: MINOR PROGRAM MODIFICATION

This form is used to request minor changes in already existing programs (majors, minors, specializations).

Minor program modifications are approved by the VPAA and included in the annual report.

1. INSTITUTION:

Dakota State University

2. PROGRAM TITLE:

Certificate in Healthcare Coding

3. THIS PROPOSAL DEALS WITH A CHANGE IN:
		Course deletions that do not change the nature of the program, or distribution of courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required
	X	Course additions that do not change the nature of the program, or distribution of courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required
	X	Revised courses in the program

4. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE:

Fall 07

5. LEVEL:			6. CATEGORY:
	X	Certificate		Minor
		Associate Degree		Major
		Bachelor’s Degree		Specialization
		Master’s Degree
		Doctoral Degree

7. PRIMARY ASPECTS OF THE MODIFICATION:

Existing Curriculum				Proposed Curriculum (Highlight Changes)
Pref	Num	Title	Cr Hrs		Pref	Num	Title	Cr Hrs
BIOL	151	General Biology	4		BIOL	151	General Biology	4
BIOL	323	Human Anatomy & Physiology	4		BIOL	323	Human Anatomy & Physiology	4
CSC	105	Introduction to Computers	3		CSC	105	Introduction to Computers	3
HIM	130	Basic Medical Terminology	2		HIM	130	Basic Medical Terminology	2
HIM	150	Intro to Health Info. Mgmt	3		HIM	150	Intro to Health Info. Mgmt	3
HIM	160	Healthcare Coding Systems	3		HIM	160	ICD-9-CM Healthcare Coding Systems	3
HIM	170	Legal Aspeacts of Hlth Info Mgmt	3		HIM	170	Legal Aspeacts of Hlth Info Mgmt	3
HIM	250	Alternative Site HIM	2		HIM	250	Alternative Site HIM	2
HIM	260	Fundamentals of Human Diseases	5		HIM	260	Fundamentals of Human Diseases	5
HIM	262	Advanced Coding and Reimbursement	4		HIM	262	CPT/HCPCS Healthcare Coding Systems	3
					HIM	264	Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies	1
					HIM	283	Healthcare Coding Experience	1
HIM	291	Independent Study: Coding Experience	1
Total number of hours required			34		Total number of hours required			34

8. EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGE:

The title of HIM 160 is changing to more clearly describe the content of the course. The content of HIM 262 is being divided into two courses which will allow for better coverage of the topics as well as additional laboratory experience to apply the concepts. The independent study course which was used for field experiences is being changed to a regular field experience course.