Course Code: REL-RCC-0-MTGASTROS
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2030
Learning Objectives:
Define gastrointestinal system terms
Build gastrointestinal system terms
Identify word parts used to create gastrointestinal system terms
Create terms associated with gastrointestinal procedures and interventions
Outline:
Medical Terminology: The Gastrointestinal System
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Gastrointestinal System
Make-up of the GI System
Functions of the Digestive System
Review
Common Suffixes
Review
Common Prefixes
Review
Common Combining Forms
Review
Summary
Section 3: Structures of the GI System
Oral Cavity
Salivary Glands
Review
Passage of Food
The Pharynx
The Stomach
The Small Intestine and Accessory Organs
Review
The Large Intestine
The Peritoneum
Accessory Organs of the GI System
Review
Summary
Section 4: Gastrointestinal Pathology
Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
Suffixes and Combining Forms
Review
Additional Combining Forms
Review
Stomach Disorders
Esophageal Disorders
Oral Cavity Disorders
Intestinal Disorders
Hernias
Accessory Organ Disorders
Viral Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Tumors
Summary
Section 5: Gastrointestinal Procedures and Interventions
Additional Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining Forms
Review
GI Tract Visualization
Radiographic Diagnostic Procedures
Diagnostic Procedures: Gallbladder
Review
GI Therapeutic Interventions
GI Surgical Procedures
Laparoscopic Surgery
Nonsurgical Therapeutic Interventions
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor(s)
References
Subject Matter Expert: Cate King, JM, CPCO, CCS, CCS-P, CHTS-PW, CPC, CIC, CRC, CPC-I
Catrena "Cate" is the Curriculum Designer for Revenue Cycle and Coding at Relias. She holds a Juris Master with a concentration in Healthcare Regulations from Florida State University’s College of Law, and has over twenty years of revenue cycle management, coding, and compliance experience.
Reviewer: Ron Orth RN, CHC, CMAC
Ron Orth obtained a nursing degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 1985 and a B. A. in Health Care Administration from Concordia University in 1996. Mr. Orth possesses over 30 years of nursing experience with over 20 of those in the Skilled Nursing industry. Mr. Orth has extensive experience in teaching Medicare regulations to healthcare providers both in the US and internationally. Mr. Orth is currently the Director of Curriculum Design for the Acute and Post-acute Care verticals at Relias. Ron has also successfully completed the Infection Control Officer training through the AHCA.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Healthcare Billing and Coding; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.