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.
NOTE: Financial Aid is available for the Health Information
Technology/Medical Record and Coding & Reimbursement Specialist programs. The
federal government also provides information on education 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). 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 approximately $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 14802-1137. 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 BIOL, BUAD, COMP, and 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 2112 - Health Data Collection (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 1213 - CPT Coding (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 1214 - ICD-9-CM Coding (Fall and Spring)
MEDR 1313 - 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 4412 – Alt Care HIM & QM Professional Practice (Fall, Spring, and
Summer)
MEDR 4514 - Alternate Care Health Information Management (Spring)
MEDR 5214 - Insurance & Reimbursement
Processing (Fall and Spring)
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)
CISY 1003 – Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (Fall and 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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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 Fall and Spring semester.
CISY 1003 – INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS – An introductory
course in computer applications, focusing on microcomputer technology
emphasizing file and memory management utilizing various operating systems,
operating system commands, spreadsheets, database, and other applications
used in business and scientific environments. Prerequisite:
None. Offered each Fall, Spring, and Summer
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 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 1213 - 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. Corequisite:
BIOL 2214 and BIOL 4403. Prerequisite: MEDR 1133
and MEDR 1114. Offered each Fall and Spring
semester.
MEDR 1313 - 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 2112. 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 2112 - HEALTH DATA COLLECTION - 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 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 4412 –ALTERNATE CARE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
& QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Supervised professional
practice experiences in the quality, utilization/risk management department
of a hospital and in the health information management department of
alternate health care facilities (e.g., long term care, ambulatory care,
mental health centers, etc.) with adequate facilities to provide varied
work opportunities in the major aspects of health information management.
Students work under the supervision of a qualified individual at the health
care facility to which they are assigned, and also
have college faculty consultation. The program is
designed to allow students to obtain work experience in health
information management procedures studied in the college courses. This
professional practice is usually completed during
the last semester of study. Prerequisite: MEDR 3414.
Corequisite: MEDR 4514. Offered each Fall,
Spring, and Summer 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 5214 -
REIMBURSEMENT AND INSURANCE PROCESSING - The study of UB-04 and CMS-1500
requirements, the practice of UB-04 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. Prerequisites: MEDR 2212 and MEDR 2214.
Offered each Fall and 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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