Supervised Professional Practice
An important aspect of the Health Information
Management Programs is the supervised professional practice component.
These field experiences provide you the opportunity to participate in
supervised clinical activities in hospitals and other health care settings
designed to reinforce the classroom and laboratory learning experiences.
The supervised professional practices enable you to develop an
understanding of health information management procedures, apply
principles of management and health information science, observe employee
relationships and interact with professionals in the health care
environments.
As in the classroom portion of the curriculum, the
experiences begin with the technical aspects and progress to the more
skilled, administrative aspects of health information management. Under
the supervision of trained personnel you will learn and complete actual
medical record/health information management procedures and observe the
normal activities and personnel interactions of a functioning health
information management work environment.
The healthcare coding certificate requires one supervised
professional practice - HIM 291 Independent Study: Coding Experience. This
is a 40-hour experience scheduled in an acute care hospital.
In the HIT curriculum, the first technical
supervised professional practice - HIM 285 (2 credits) - is an 80
hour (2 week)
experience in an acute care facility less than one hundred beds. The
second technical supervised professional practice - HIM 286 (1 credit) -
is a 40 hour (1 week) experience completed in a non-traditional setting. The final
technical supervised professional practice - HIM 287 (3 credits) - is a
120 hour (3
week) experience completed in an a acute care facility over one hundred
beds.
In the HIA curriculum, the students complete the
same three supervised professional practices that are included in the HIT
curriculum. The HIA students complete an additional supervised
professional practice, a 160 hour (four week) management supervised professional
practice. This supervised professional practice - HIM 485 (4 credits) - is
completed at an acute care facility over two
hundred beds and takes place following completion of the HIA Program's
coursework.
The student must be in good academic standing to be
allowed to perform a supervised professional practice. Supervised
professional practices are graded on a credit/no-credit basis. The site
supervisor will perform a written evaluation regarding the students
knowledge, skills, attitude etc. The student's credit/no-credit status
will be based upon this evaluation AND the completed reports the student
turns into the Clinical Coordinator.
Students will be assessed a professional liability fee for
the supervised professional practices, and may be required to complete specific
requirements requested by the healthcare facility, such as specified
immunizations, criminal background check, etc. All expenses related to
these requirements are the responsibility of the student. This information
will be provided to the student prior to assigning the student to the facility.
All directed practice arrangements are coordinated
by the Clinical Coordinator. For the most part, students are placed on a
first come, first served basis.
Here are the Directed Practice forms that need to be
completed:
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