Purpose: The curriculum is designed to prepare students to work as health information technicians in a health record service located in hospitals, consulting firms, health centers, pharmaceutical companies, medical research institutions, physicians' offices, and other health- related facilities. Some of the technical functions performed include health data analysis, coding, abstracting, and reporting for patient care quality studies, legal requirements and reimbursement systems. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the national accreditation examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association.
Students must comply with all General Requirements for Health Technologies as specified in Section I.
Special Accreditation Status: The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Credits
First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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BIO 141 Human Anatomy & Physiology I ............ 4
ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3
HIT 113 Med. Term./Disease Processes I .......... 3
MTH Elective .................................... 2
(1) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1
(2) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
STD Elective .................................... 1
BIO 142 Human Anatomy/Physiology II ............. 4
CIS 150 Intro./Microcomputer Software ........... 3
HIT 100 Intro./ Health Care Del. Syst. .......... 1
HIT 114 Med. Term./Disease Processes II ......... 3
(1) PED /RPK ........................................ 1
(2) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
SPD 110 Intro. to Speech Communication .......... 3
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Total Credits 17 18
Credits
Second Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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BUS 115 Organizational Behavior ................. 3
HIT 141 Fund. of Health Inform. Syst. I ......... 3
HIT 142 Fund. of Health Inform. Syst. II ........ 3
HIT 215 Health Data Classification Syst. ........ 5
HIT 231 Health Record Applications I ............ 3
HIT 220 Health Statistics ....................... 2
HIT 225 Quality Assurance/Health Care ........... 2
HIT 226 Legal Aspects of Health Record Doc. ..... 2
HIT 232 Health Record Applications II ........... 3
HIT 241 Fund./Health Inform. Syst. III .......... 3
HIT 251 Clinical Practice I ..................... 4
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Total Credits 17 16
Total minimum credits for the Health Information Technology major (A.A.S. degree) = 68.
(1) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(2) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).