HLTCCD001 - Apply an understanding of the health care system to clinical coding practice
Overview
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply an understanding of the health care system to clinical coding job roles. It includes applying an understanding of the regulatory and legislative frameworks, health care funding mechanisms and the structure of the health care system to inform clinical coding practices.This unit applies to clinical coders who are responsible for interpreting and extracting patient clinical information for the purposes of clinical coding. Work may be performed as an individual and as part of a team under limited supervision.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- identify at least three different national or jurisdictional policies and how they impact on clinical coding work
- identify at least three models of health care service funding including:
- principles and purpose
- effect on clinical coding procedures
- for at least three different health care service providers identify:
- structure and functions
- the range of health professional roles and how they support patient outcomes
- variations in patient management pathways
- how the above factors impact on clinical coding work.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):