Health Information Technology, AAS

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(DHIT0)

Minimum Credits: 63
Contact Hours: 73-74

The Health Information Technology program’s mission is to prepare graduates for entry-level positions as health information technicians in a variety of health care settings. Graduates will meet or exceed the competencies outlines in the domains, subdomains, and tasks of the accreditation agency.

General Education Courses

Choose an Anatomy & Physiology course or sequence.
BIO 10700 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4 cr.
or
BIO 23500 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 cr. and
BIO 23600 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 cr.
or
BIO 25000 Human Anatomy 4 cr. and
BIO 25100 Human Physiology 4 cr.
ENG 10303 English Composition I 3 cr.
MTH 12000 Intermediate Algebra 4 cr. or higher.
Select one social science course from ECO, GEO, POL, PSY or SOC. (FWS) 3-4 cr.
Select any speech course. 3 cr.

General Education Credits: 16-18

Occupational Requirements

ALH 10101 Medical Terminology 2 cr.
ALH 10801 Pathology w/Pharmacology 3 cr.
ALH 11300 Medical Ethics & Law 3 cr.
CIS 10500 Intro to Computers 3 cr.
CIS 23501 Database Design 3 cr.

HIT requirements

A minimum grade of “C+” is required in all HIT classes.

HIT 10600 Intro-Health Information Management 3 cr.
HIT 20000 Intro to Electronic Health Records 3 cr.
HIT 21301 Diagnostic Coding 4 cr.
HIT 21601 Procedure Coding 4 cr.
HIT 23001 Health Statistics & Quality Improve 4 cr.
HIT 23102 Health Information Management II 4 cr.
HIT 23200 Health Data Content & Structure 3 cr.
HIT 23301 Revenue Cycle & Reimbursement 4 cr.
HIT 29901 Practicum-Health Information Technology 4 cr. *

Occupational Credits: 47

Minimum Program Credits: 63

Notes:

In order to graduate, students must have a program GPA of 2.3 or better.
All HIT courses (and OIS courses if taken for program requirements) require a minimum grade of C+ (2.3) to progress in the program.
AHIMA Student Membership is required throughout the HIT core of courses (HIT-10600, HIT-20000, HIT-21301, HIT-21601, HIT-23001, HIT-23200, HIT-23300 & HIT-29901).
See your Academic Advisor for a HIT Practicum Checklist to prepare for graduation.
*Prerequisite for Practicum—Completion of all courses required for the program (except HIT-23102), consent of advisor, and a program GPA of 2.3 or better. Practicum applications must be submitted the semester prior to practicum registration.

Suggested sequencing of courses:

Health Information Technology, AAS

General Education Courses

General Education Credits: 16-18

Occupational Requirements

HIT requirements

Occupational Credits: 47

Minimum Program Credits: 63

Notes:

Suggested sequencing of courses:

Year 1 (Fall) 15 credits/16 contact hours

Year 1 (Winter) 18 credits/20 contact hours

Year 2 (Fall) 14-18 credits/18-22 contact hours

Year 2 (Winter) 17-18 credits/19-20 contact hours