HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals · 2017-01-26 · HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals 1 Medical Terminology for Health

Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals

HIM 6477

Health Informatics Morsani College of Medicine

HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals 1

Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals (HIM 6477)

Course Director:

Rahul Mhaskar, Ph.D. MPH G MDT 1214 ' (813) 974-9678 7 (813) 905-8909 . [email protected] . MDC 27, 12901 Bruce B. Downs

Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612 Course Format: This course is delivered online through the USF Health Online Portal (http://www.usfhealthonline.com/).

Course Objectives:

edical Terminology for Healthcare Informatics Professionals (HIM 6477) is designed to provide fundamental understanding of medical terms (words) used in healthcare environments.

HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals is designed for graduate students who wish to gain a core understanding of the various medical terms used by healthcare personnel during healthcare delivery as well as health informatics individuals to successfully undertake a healthcare project. This course employs a programmed learning approach by body systems. It reflects current trends and new approaches to teaching medical terminology. This course includes a variety of special activities such as crossword puzzle quizzes to make studying medical terminology a more rewarding experience. The goal of the course is to provide fundamental knowledge about the basics of what makes up medical terms so the participants can not only use and understand them, but be able to recognize and learn new terms when they come across them in the future. So let’s look at some medical terms. I bet you know of a word esophagus, the tube that connects your throat with your stomach. Esophagus comes from Greek words meaning “that which swallows what we eat.” Do you know from where the Fallopian tubes get there name? They are named after a 16th century Italian anatomist, Gabriello Fallopio. Okay, surely you have heard of a placenta! Placenta means a “flat cake” in Greek, simply describing its shape. All material is presented in the context of modern healthcare language with a health informatics context such that at the completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of word building in the context of medicine. • Understand the context and meaning of words used to discuss various organs. • Understand the context and meaning of words used to discuss various diseases. • Understand the context and meaning of words used to discuss various diagnostic

procedures and some treatments. • Learn commonly used eponyms in healthcare

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Instructor’s Office Hours: There are 2 modes. 1) Email – anytime – (The instructor will make every effort to respond within 48 hours) 2) Telephone – by email appointment Location: This is a web-based course. Course Credit Hours: 3 credit hours Students are expected to allot a minimum of 8 hours per week for this course. Course Prerequisites: The course is open to all graduate students, those admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Master’s students in the Health Informatics MS concentration. Requirements for this program include: A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from any accredited college in any of the biological sciences, business administration, or computer sciences; a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The completion of GRE, MCAT or GMAT scores can also be used to demonstrate qualitative and quantitative skills. Who To Contact and How: For course content related questions - contact the instructor directly. For problems accessing the course materials - contact the instructor directly. For computer related technological support & CANVAS problems - (i.e., computer questions, access to CANVAS, USF email, USF portal, cannot access the course, browser issues etc.), please contact technical support helpline at 1-800-742-1309 Course Format: This course is web-based. Course materials and assignments will be posted on the course website (CANVAS). The course is divided into “Sessions” consisting of: Reading Assignments:

Specific chapters in the textbook required for the course will be assigned for each session. The reading assignments are the primary means by which each student will acquire the core content of the course. It is essential that students complete the reading assignments for comprehension early in each session.

Quizzes and Cross word puzzles: For each weekly session, a quiz employing a multiple choice answer(s) format will be posted on CANVAS with which students can assess their level of comprehension of the reading assignment. Each quiz will comprise of questions randomly selected from a pool of questions that pertain to the specific session reading assignments. All quizzes will be delivered through the CANVAS portal. The quizzes can be taken twice. The highest score will be taken into account. This may assist you to determine your level of understanding of the reading material. Quizzes will only be available during their corresponding week.


For each weekly session, a cross word puzzle will be also posted on CANVAS with which students can assess their level of comprehension of the reading assignment. Students need to complete the cross word puzzle via CANVAS. The cross word puzzle also utilizes a multiple choice answer(s) format. Presentations: Presentations in narrated power point format will be included for each session. These presentations are intended to extend the information on a topic beyond the reading assignment and/or to emphasize the clinical importance as related to the session topic.

Examinations: Examinations will be delivered through the CANVAS portal. There will one “midterm examination” and one comprehensive “final examination”. NOTE: Both examinations WILL utilize “Proctorio”. You can read more about this Online Proctoring system on the on the "Assessment" page on the course CANVAS site. Mid-term Examination: This exam will be comprehensive of all material covered during the course before the week of the midterm examination. A minimum of 10% of the questions for the midterm examination will be taken from the pool of questions used for the quizzes. The midterm exam will be administered the 4th week of the class. You may take the exam any time before the end of 4th week (Sunday midnight). It is the student’s responsibility to finish the exam before the deadline. You will be able to take the midterm exam only once and a time limitation will be imposed.

Comprehensive Final Examination: This exam will be comprehensive of all material covered during the course. A minimum of 10% of the questions for the Comprehensive Final Exam will be taken from the pool of questions used for the quizzes. The final exam will be administered the 8th week of the class. You may take the exam any time before the end of 8th week (Sunday midnight). It is the student’s responsibility to finish the exam before the deadline. You will be able to take the Final exam only once and a time limitation will be imposed. Due Dates: Each session’s deliverables must be submitted by the end of the session’s respective week (Sunday midnight). All course deadlines are in Eastern Standard Time. Extensions and Makeup assignments/exams Late submissions of Assignments, incomplete assignments, or exam completions will NOT be accepted. Extensions are only given due to extreme circumstances, or emergencies. Students are required to provide appropriate documentation, which will be determined acceptable by the instructor BEFORE being granted an extension and BEFORE a deadline. Absolutely no extension is granted beyond the end of the class (last Sunday of the 8’th week).


Examples of events qualifying for consideration include: a. Illness of the student or immediate family (parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparents)

of such severity or duration to preclude completion of the assignment(s) or exam(s) as confirmed in writing by a physician (M.D.).

b. Death in the immediate family (parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparents) as confirmed by documentation (death certificate, obituary) indicating the student’s relationship to the deceased.

c. Involuntary call to active military duty as confirmed by military orders. d. A situation in which the University is in error as confirmed by an appropriate University

official. e. Other documented exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the student which

precluded completion of the assignment(s) or exam(s) accompanied by explanatory letter and supporting documentation.

Accessing USF Library: The USF Library provides access to a number of electronic and paper based resources such as textbooks and scientific articles, which will be useful in successfully completing many of the evaluation criteria of this course. Every student can access the USF library through the website: http://www.lib.usf.edu/libsite/login.php and by using his/her USF NETID. Student Performance and Final Course Grade Calculation: Your final course grade will be determined by the weighting of your percent score for the Quizzes and Exams as follows: Quizzes (weekly quiz and cross word puzzle): 50% Midterm examination: 20% Comprehensive Final Examination: 30% Final course grade will be based on a percentage performance basis for the course using the following + grading scale that is recommended for all College of Medicine graduate courses:

Letter Grade Grade A 92-100 A- 89-91 B+ 87-88 B 82-86 B- 79-81 C+ 77-78 C 72-76 C- 69-71


D+ 67-68 D 62-66 D- 59-61 F <59

Decimal grades will be rounded to the closest integer. Submission of assignments: All deadlines for this course are USA Eastern Standard time. Please submit the weekly assignments before the deadline. Late assignments will NOT be accepted and will NOT be graded.

"I" (Incomplete grade) Policy: Students sometimes fail to progress in technology-centered courses because adequate prerequisite technical skills are not possessed or because adequate time management and study skills are not exercised. These are NOT appropriate bases for the issuance of an "Incomplete" grade. No "I" grades will be awarded in this course without extenuating, documented circumstances, such as death in the family or extended illness. If you should happen to arrive in such unfortunate circumstances, be sure to provide the instructor with suitable documentation when you approach me about the "I". Don't ask the instructor what form the documentation should take or what is acceptable. If the instructor finds any problem with it he will let you know. "I" requests must be made and valid documentation provided before the course is over and grades have been issued. Your "I" will buy you one more semester in which to finish your work. If you haven't earned a higher grade by that time, your grade will convert permanently to an "F" and there will be no way to complete the course. If you wish at that point to continue, you will have to start anew by re-registering (and re-paying) for the course. Course Overview: This graduate-level course is directed towards students who have an interest in the understanding of medical terminology used in the context of health informatics in modern healthcare settings, or students who are focused on future medically related or allied health careers. Students interested in pursuing a medical or health-related career require familiarity with the diverse aspects of health informatics as they are applied to both clinical and research activities. Like every trade or profession Healthcare has its own jargon. This is called as “medical terminology”. The course focuses on medical terminology that is commonly used in healthcare delivery. Beginning with an introduction to the fundamentals of word building including prefix, suffix, root etc., the course extends and includes the medical terms used to describe various body parts and organs. Furthermore, it will include medical terms commonly used to describe diseases, diagnostics and some treatments including surgical techniques. The course will also present fundamental understanding of eponyms without showing the possessive form, such as Alzheimer disease, Down syndrome, and Parkinson disease. Medical dictionaries as well as the American Association for Medical Transcription and the American Medical Association support this approach. The course will also briefly introduce the students to a summary of common symbols as well as “do-not-use” abbreviations in modern healthcare.


“Medical Terminology in Health Informatics” is an elective course for the Health Informatics Masters and Certificate programs and is developed in a “distance’ format that will cater to students who are currently employed and cannot accommodate the schedules of the regular didactic courses that are offered during the traditional College of Medicine academic schedule. As part of the program, this course provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of the medical terminology used in the modern healthcare environment with a context of health informatics. The inclusion of a distance mode of delivery of the course also enables geographically-dispersed students or those currently engaged in full-time employment, convenient access to the courses and the program. The course material is presented in a ‘modular” format which presents the essential information in an integrated approach. The course requires extensive “on-line” participation plus additional hours of reading, writing, and research. Course participants will be introduced to the commonly used medical terminology in health informatics and their application to clinical care. All course work can be done on a participant’s individual computer.

Course Textbook: The following textbook is required for this course. In order to appropriately address the teaching objectives of the course, students will be responsible for subject material from the assigned readings that are not covered in the lecture modules. Moreover, maximum benefit will be obtained by reading appropriate textbook material (Assigned Reading) before viewing each module.

Mastering Healthcare Terminology Author: Betsy J. Shiland MS RHIA CCS CPC CPHQ CTR Publisher: Mosby | Publication Date: 2013 | ISBN-13: 978-0323080323| Edition: 4

Note: Students can use the 5th edition of this book as well. Other suggested (not required) books for reference Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)) by Barbara Janson Cohen BA Med Structure & Function of the Body by Gary A. Thibodeau PhD and Kevin T. Patton PhD How to Order/Access Course Materials: Students can purchase a hard copy from their preferred source. The books can also be ordered from the USF Health Bookstore over the phone (813-974-4984). If you call the bookstore to order they will ship and the books should arrive in 3-4 days. Disability accommodation: Information regarding qualifications for student disabilities through the Disabled Student Academic Services Office (DSA) at the University of South Florida can be found online at: http://download.grad.usf.edu/PDF/section14.pdf. Students can also directly contact the DSA for


arrangement of academic accommodations and assistance at (813) 974-4309, SVC 2043, Coordinator of Disabled Student Academic Services. Holidays and Religious Observations: Students who anticipate that they will be unable to complete any aspect of this course due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide written notice to the instructor by the end of the second week of the course. Plagiarism Detection: The University of South Florida has an account with an automated plagiarism detection service which allows instructors to submit student assignments to be checked for plagiarism. The instructor reserves the right to 1) request that assignments be submitted as electronic files and 2) electronically submit assignments to Canvas/Turnitin. Assignments are compared automatically with a huge database of journal articles, web articles, and previously submitted papers. The instructor receives a report showing exactly how a student’s paper was plagiarized. Copyright infringement All course material including, but not limited to, presentations, quiz/exam questions and answers, assignments and their solutions, and discussion topics are the intellectual property of the instructor. Students are prohibited from sharing, posting, or by any means dissiminating this material outside the course without prior approval from the instructor. Copyright violations are considered cheating under the graduate student code of conduct. Online Proctoring Examinations in HIM 6663 may utilize online proctoring in Canvas to ensure exam/quiz integrity which requires special technological requirements. As stated in the appropriate USF announcement: “All students must review the syllabus and the requirements including the online terms and video testing requirements to determine if they wish to remain in the course. Enrollment in the course is an agreement to abide by and accept all terms. Any student may elect to drop or withdraw from this course before the end of the drop/add period. Online exams and quizzes within this course may require online proctoring. Therefore, students will be required to have a webcam (USB or internal) with a microphone when taking an exam or quiz. Students understand that this remote recording device is purchased and controlled by the student and that recordings from any private residence must be done with the permission of any person residing in the residence. To avoid any concerns in this regard, students should select private spaces for the testing. The University library and other academic sites at the University offer secure private settings for recordings and students with concerns may discuss location of an appropriate space for the recordings with their instructor or advisor. Students must ensure that any recordings do not invade any third party privacy rights and accept all responsibility and liability for violations of any third party privacy concerns. Setup information will be provided prior to taking the proctored exam. For additional information about online proctoring you can visit the online proctoring student FAQ (Links to an external site.)”



Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals LEARNING OBJECTIVES/ Course calendar

Session 1

Introduction to Medical Word Building • Word elements • Common suffix • Common prefix

Body Structure • Word Elements • Body Planes and Cavities • Abdomino-pelvic Quadrants and Regions

Session 2 Integumentary System • Medical Specialty: Dermatology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Skin and Accessory Organs • Combining forms and denoting color

Session 3 Respiratory System • Medical Specialty: Respiratory • Anatomy and Physiology Overview

Session 4 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems • Medical Specialty: Cardiology and Immunology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Cardiovascular System • Lymphatic system

Session 5 Digestive System • Medical Specialty: Gastroenterology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Upper GI Tract • Lower GI Tract • Accessory Organs of Digestion

Session 6 Urinary System and Reproductive system • Medical Specialty: Urology and Nephrology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Kidneys • Bladder, Ureters • Nephron Structure

Reproductive System • Medical Specialty: Gynecology and Obstetrics , Urology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Female Reproductive System • Male Reproductive System

Session 7 Endocrine and Nervous System


• Medical Specialty: Endocrinology and Neurology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Endocrine System • Nervous System

Session 8 Musculoskeletal System and Special senses: Eyes and Ears • Medical Specialty: Orthopedics, Osteopathy, Chiropractic • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Muscles • Skeletal System

• Medical Specialty: Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology • Anatomy and Physiology Overview • Eyes • Ears


Appendix A University of South Florida Student Conduct Policies: http://www.sa.usf.edu/ Online Conduct/Academic Dishonesty:

All members of this course shall foster an environment that encourages adherence to the principles of honesty and integrity. All parties shall protect the integrity of academic materials including test materials, copyrighted documents, and all related course work.

Students are expected to represent themselves honestly in all work submitted. The presence of a student’s name on any material submitted in completion of an assignment is considered to be an assurance that both the work and ideas are the result of the student’s own intellectual effort, and produced independently. Collaboration is not allowed unless specifically permitted by the instructors. All course participants are expected to respect others’ personal feelings; have the right of freedom to hear and participate in dialogue and to examine diverse ideas; and have the right to a learning environment free from harassment and discrimination; and the responsibility that free discussion represents the scholarly nature of the learning community.

Cheating (the unauthorized giving, receiving, or use of material or information in quizzes, assignments or other course work or the attempt to do so) or plagiarism (the use of ideas, data or specific passages of another person’s published or unpublished work that is either unacknowledged or falsely acknowledged) is not acceptable in this course.

The use of Internet resources when writing your paper should be kept to a minimum. It is not acceptable to use on-line abstracts or resources of questionable authority in your paper. The web is acceptable for certain data sources e.g. CDC or census data. It is acceptable to use full text journal articles that are on-line.

Academic Dishonesty & Disruption for Academic Process Policy See http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies.asp Plagiarism & Punishment Guidelines for Plagiarism: See http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies.asp

Plagiarism is defined as ‘literary theft’ and consists of the unattributed quotation of the exact words of a published text, or the unattributed borrowing of original ideas by paraphrase from a published text. On written papers for which the student employs information gathered from books, articles, or oral sources, each direct quotation, as well as ideas and facts that are not generally known to the public at large, or the form, structure, style of a secondary source must be attributed to its author by means of the appropriate citation procedure. Only widely known facts and thoughts and observations original to the student do not require citations. Citations may be made in footnotes or within the body of the text. Plagiarism, also, consists of passing off as one’s own, segments or the total of another person’s work.

Cheating is defined as follows:


(a) the unauthorized granting or receiving of aid during the prescribed period of a course-graded exercise: students may not consult written materials such as notes or books, may not look at the paper of another student, nor consult orally with any other student taking the same test; (b) Asking another person to take an examination in his/her place; (c) Taking an examination for or in place of another student; (d) Stealing visual concepts, such as drawings, sketches, diagrams, musical programs and scores, graphs, maps, etc., and presenting them as one's own; (e) Stealing, borrowing, buying, or disseminating tests, answer keys or other examination material except as officially authorized, research papers, creative papers, speeches, etc. (f) Stealing or copying of computer programs and presenting them as one's own. Such stealing includes the use of another student's program, as obtained from the magnetic media or interactive terminals or from cards, print-out paper, etc. Punishment for such Academic Dishonesties will depend on the seriousness of the offense and may include receipt of an ‘F’ or ‘O’ grade on the subject paper, lab report, etc., an ‘F’ in the course, suspension or expulsion from the University. The University drop policies and forgiveness policies shall be suspended for a student accused of plagiarism or cheating or both.

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HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals · 2017-01-26 · HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals 1 Medical Terminology for Health