Spring 2025
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Course No: PUBH.5315-061; SIS Class Nbr: 5742; SIS Term: 3430
Course Status: Registration Pending
Course Description
This course introduces the clinical classification systems, reimbursement methodologies and terminologies of health information. Topics include the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-CM and PCS), Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), National Drug Codes (NDC), and data standard requirements such as Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED), Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC), RxNorm, and other unified medical language systems along with federal data Interchange standards HL7, ASC X12, and FHIR.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Melanie Meyer
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2025 Spring: Jan 21 to Apr 06
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1800
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Informatics Option
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