COURSE INFORMATION OIS 108 - Document Processing This course includes the study of business letters, complex reports, tabulations, and business forms. Emphasis will be on proper business formatting and mailability of finished docu-ments. Prerequisite: Proven keyboarding speed of at least 30 wpm or permission of instructor. Credit Hrs: 2.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 117 - Records Management This course covers the principles and practices of effective records management, retention, and disposal. Study will in-clude alphabetic, numeric, and subject filing methods. An introduction to basic database concepts as needed for under-standing automated records storage and retrieval methods will be included. Credit Hrs: 2.00 Contact Hrs: 2.00

OIS 150 - Word Processing Applications This course will cover beginning and intermediate features of using Microsoft Word such as mail merge, tables, styles, out-lines, and more. Prerequisites: Proven keyboarding compe-tency of 30 wpm, or OIS-090. Credit Hrs: 4.00 Contact Hrs: 4.00

OIS 170 - Electronic Medical Office Records This course will introduce students to the electronic medical office record and the significant impact that it has on the work processes in the medical office setting. Students will develop an understanding of the electronic medical office record as a primary tool to support the work and workflow in the medical office. Typically offered in fall semester. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 191 - Business English and Proofreading This class will cover correct grammar, punctuation, and word choice to a variety of business documents. Emphasis will be placed on proofreading and editing of correspondence on the computer and the efficient use of a variety of reference materials. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 218 - Machine Transcription This course develops language competencies and formatting knowledge required to produce mailable business documents from machine dictation. Prerequisite: OIS-150 and OIS-191. Credit Hrs: 2.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 219 - Healthcare Documentation This course develops the student's ability to document a vari-ety of healthcare reports by transcribing physicians' dictation of medical progress reports, operative reports, letters, and other medical documents. The course incorporates the prac-tice and application of healthcare documentation, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization according to AHDI standards. Prerequisites OIS-218, HLTH-118. Typically offered once per academic year in winter semester. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

It is strongly recommended that students meet with an advisor prior to selecting classes. Some classes are prerequisites to other courses in the program. Failure to take them in proper sequence may delay degree completion. Students must complete a keyboarding competency test or enroll in Beginning Keyboarding.

OIS 220 - Medical Insurance Billing Medical Insurance Billing is a foundations course designed to introduce students to concepts and procedures in the medical insurance billing process. The course develops medical office skills in processing governmental and commercial insurance claim forms. Student develop a basic foundation in diagnostic and procedural coding, as well as learning about legal and regulatory issues. Prerequisites: HLTH-118 and OIS-150. Co-requisite: HLTH-119. Normally offered in fall only. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 230 - Medical Coding This course is designed to expand upon knowledge acquired by students in OIS 220. The course begins with diagnosis cod-ing and builds on this foundation through additional instruc-tion in current procedural terminology coding for evaluation and management, medicine, laboratory and pathology, as well as surgery coding for all body systems. The latest code sets, conventions, and guidelines are also introduced. This course is offered only once each academic year. Prerequisite: HLTH-119, and OIS-220. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 234 - Desktop Publishing and Design This course will emphasize design techniques in the prepara-tion of professional looking brochures, flyers, newsletters, etc. Topics covered will include the use of fonts; clip art, scanned, and digital cameras images; color selection; and introductory web page authoring. Prerequisite: CIS-101 and OIS-150 or permission of instructor. Credit Hrs: 4.00 Contact Hrs: 4.00

OIS 250 - Adv. Word Processing Applications This course will expand upon the basic skills covered in the beginning course and will include the more powerful features of the word processing software. Topics to be covered may include graphics, tables, styles, templates, macros, forms, master documents, collaboration tools, and introductory desktop publishing. Prerequisite: OIS-150. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 260 - Office Technology and Procedures This capstone office training course is designed to integrate previously learned skills into activities simulating those found in an office environment. Students will prepare office docu-ments, develop human relations skills, and practice time man-agement and prioritizing. Heavy emphasis will be placed on group interaction and problem solving. Most of the class ac-tivities will require the use of the computer and other elec-tronic technologies. As a final class assessment, all students will prepare an employment portfolio. Prerequisites: OIS-150 and OIS-191. Credit Hrs: 4.00 Contact Hrs: 4.00

OIS 270 - Health Information Management This course will introduce students to the elements of health information management, including healthcare delivery sys-tems, health information management professions, healthcare settings, patient records, numbering and filing sys-tems, record storage, indexes, registries, health data collec-tion, legal aspects, and coding and reimbursement issues. Prerequisite: OIS-170 or permission of instructor. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Contact Hrs: 3.00

OIS 271, 2, 3: OIS Internship Education See page 151 of the current catalog for complete description and requirements. Credit/Contact Hrs: 1-3

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Approved electives for degree requirements include:

BUSN - 160, 250 CIS - 115, 125

OIS - 108, 117, 234, 271-2-3