Views the concept of health as a social issue; describes the historical development of disease classification and the World Health Organization?s International Classification of Diseases systems.
Uses knowledge of diseases, medical terminology, and anatomy to review electronic and physical patient records, verifies the accuracy of information in medical documents, codes disease diagnoses and procedures according to the ICD-10 and ICD-10-AM coding systems, and describes the Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) System at an introductory level.
Can monitor current developments in disease classification and coding processes through the websites of institutions such as the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Description
In this course, students; They will learn to scan Electronic and Physical Patient Files by using disease information, Medical Terminology and Anatomy knowledge, to check the information in the Medical Documents, and to code this information using the ICD-10 coding system. They will learn to follow the current developments related to the coding of diseases from the websites of institutions such as the Ministry of Health and WHO.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Concept of "Health" as a social problematic
2nd Week
Historical Development of International Classification of Diseases
3rd Week
Diseases Classification Systems, WHO Classification Family
4th Week
Clinical Coding Processes, ICD-10- Introduction
5th Week
Use of ICD-10 and Disease Coding Techniques
6th Week
General Subject Review
7th Week
Midterm Exam
8th Week
ICD-10 Use and Disease Coding Study-1-
9th Week
ICD-10 Use and Disease Coding Study -2-
10th Week
ICD-10 Use and Disease Coding Study -3-
11th Week
ICD-10 Use and Disease Coding Study -4-
12th Week
ICD-10-AM Usage, Diagnosis and Procedure Coding Techniques -1-
13th Week
ICD-10-AM Usage, Diagnosis and Procedure Coding Techniques -2-
14th Week
Diagnostic Related Groups (TİG) System
15th Week
Week Ministry of Health, WHO web sites to monitor current developments
Recommended or Required Reading
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases Book, WHO
https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/classification-of-diseases
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Questions/Answers
Lecture
Practice
Problem Solving
student presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
