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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Health Information Technology and enter the workforce. Students explore the medical information and records industry. With an AAS degree in Health Information Technology, students can enter a career as a health data analyst, insurance claims analyst, records technician specialist, release of information specialist, coder, patient information coordinator, or supervisor. Students may pursue careers in hospitals, physicians’ offices, nursing-care facilities, outpatient care centers, home-health-care services, public health departments, or insurance firms. Students learn how to acquire, analyze, and protect digital and traditional medical information. Students will learn the science of health information management plus the background they will need regarding legal, ethical, medical, and financial areas. Download the HIT Information Packet. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics & Information Management (CAHIIM).
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program you will be able to:
1. Identify the various health care organizations and describe their systems of health care delivery, including licensure and accreditation requirements
2. Describe the categories of the health workforce and address education, licensing, certification requirements, and areas of expertise
3. Identify and describe Health Information Management (HIM) department functions, services, and roles and responsibilities of the HIM professional in various health care settings
4. Describe the development of a Health Information Management (HIM) professional, including education, certification, areas of expertise, and the AHIMA Code of Ethics
5. Describe the consequences of a breach of healthcare ethics
6. Develop documentation requirements for acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, hospice care, mental health, and home health care
7. Identify the use and users of patient data and describe the sources of data and how it may be collected and disseminated, including secondary data sources
8. Describe computer networks, document imaging, data security, and voice recognition technology as they relate to the electronic health record
9. Describe a plan for active and inactive record storage in compliance with regulations and accreditation standards and monitor any changes of retention requirements
10. Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of various providers and disciplines, to support documentation requirements throughout the continuum of healthcare
11. Understand the interrelationships of different types of organizations, services, and personnel across the health care delivery system
First Semester
| ENGLISH | Composition I/II (ENG 1021/22) or Technical Writing (ENG 1031) | 3 |
| MAT 1260 | Intro to Statistics: GT-MA1 | 3 |
| CIS 1018 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| HPR 1045 | Medical Record Terminology | 2 |
| COM 1150 or COM 1250 | Public Speaking (COM 1150) or Interpersonal Communication (COM 1250) | 3 |
| GEN EDU | PSY 1001/1002/2221/2440 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second Semester
| HIT 1001 | Health Information Management Science | 3 |
| HIT 1005 | Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 |
| HIT 1011 | Health Data Management & Information Systems | 3 |
| HIT 1022 | Workflow Fund of Healthcare | 3 |
| BIO 1006 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| HPR 1032 | Disease Process and Treatment | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
| HIT 1088 | Health Information Practicum I | 2 |
| HIT 2089 | HIT Capstone Course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |