OST 265 - Healthcare Comp & Reg

Class Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Clinic/WkExp Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: OST 264
Corequisite: None
Local Prerequisite: None
Local Corequisite: None

Additional Fees: $7.50 Lab

This course provides instruction in the areas of healthcare regulations, medical necessity, health and privacy laws, and compliance practices. Emphasis is placed on regulatory control and compliance issues as well as Medicare regulations related to billing. Upon completion, students should be able to abstract the medical documentation for the purpose of medical necessity and apply regulations that are important in the medical auditing process.