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Associate of Applied Science Degree HI13

Program Description

The health information technology program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, analyze, and report health information data according to legal, accreditation, licensure and certification standards for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment and research; program graduates will develop leadership skills necessary to serve in a functional supervisory role in various components of the health information system (Program Length: 6 Semesters plus required core pre-requisites)

Employment Opportunities

Professional positions in hospitals, physicians’ offices, state and federal health care agencies, clinics, managed care organizations, behavioral health facilities, consulting and law firms, ambulatory care facilities, information system vendors, insurance companies, and long-term care facilities.

Prerequisites

Length of time to complete prerequisites varies depending on applicants’ transfer credit and/or testing results. The time to complete prerequisites is not included in the total program length listed. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the admissions office once pre-requisites have been completed. File completion does not guarantee acceptance. Prior to admission into the Health Information Technology program, students must successfully complete the following courses with a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.5: ENGL 1101, MATH 1111 or MATH 1100 or MATH 1101, BIOL 2113 and BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114 and BIOL 2114L, and ALHS 1090 and MAST 1120.

CURRICULUM

SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (39 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 14 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HIMT 1100 Intro to Health Information Tech HIMT 1410 Coding & Classification II HIMT 1150 Computer Applications in

Healthcare HIMT 2150 Healthcare Statistics HIMT 1400 Coding & Classification I-ICD

Coding HIMT 1250 Health Record Content &Structure HIMT 1350 Pharmacotherapy HIMT 2300 Healthcare Management MAST 1120 Human Path Conditions HIMT 1200 Legal Aspects of Healthcare

HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS

3rd Semester 10 Hours 4th Semester 3 Hours

HIMT 2400 Coding & Classification III HIMT 2460 Health Information Tech _Practicum HIMT 2200 Performance Improvement

HIMT 2410 Revenue Cycle Management General Education Class (Any Gen Ed Area)*

64 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

The First Year Experience course (FYES 1000) is required for students entering in this program with less than 30 semester hours of college credit.

Additional courses required to graduate from health information technology degree are one course from Area II, one course from Area IV, and FYES 1000. Students are advised to take these courses before they are accepted and begin the health information technology program.

For the general educational courses noted with an (*), students can select from classes listed on pages 89-90. All associate’s degree students are required to take a minimum of 15 general educational course credits. A minimum of one course must be selected from course Area I, Area II, Area III and Area IV.

Health Information Technology

Certificate FNT1

Program Description

This certificate is designed to prepare students with a background in healthcare or information technology to serve in one of six primary roles as a health information technology professional. The program addresses a projected shortage in the supply of trained health information technology professionals in health computer networking, software development, healthcare sales, customer service and support, and health information technology training. Instruction focuses on job-specific training in six workforce roles to support electronic health record implementation in ambulatory offices, inpatient facilities, government, or other healthcare vendors, The curriculum is made possible through a grant sponsored partnership with Georgia Tech and the Midwest Community College Health Information Technology Consortium. (Program Length: 3 Semesters)

Employment Opportunities

Clinical Workflow Analyst/Redesign Specialist; Clinician/Practitioner Consultant; HIT Implementation Support Specialist; HIT Implementation Manager; Software Support Specialist; HIT Trainer, and related sales and customer support.

The First Year Experience course (FYES 1000) is required for students entering in this program with less than 30 semester hours of college credit.

HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS

CURRICULUM

PRACTICE WORKFLOW & INFORMATION REDESIGN CONCENTRATION 8PW1 SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (22 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 10 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HITC 1000 Intro Hlthcare & Publ Hlth in the US HITC 1040 Fund Health Wkflow Process Analysis HITC 1005 Health Mgmt Information Systems HITC 1045 Quality Improvement

HITC 1010 History of Health Info Techn in US HITC 1050 Usability & Human Factors HITC 1015 Planning Mgmt & Leadership HI Choose 6 Credits from classes below HITC 1020 or HITC 1025 and HITC 1030

Choose 6 Credits from the following:

HITC 1055, HITC 1060, HITC 1065, HITC 1070, and HITC 1075

CLINICIAN/PRACTITIONER CONSULTANT CONCENTRATION 8CC1 SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (22 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 10 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HITC 1000 Intro Hlthcare & Publ Hlth in the US HITC 1040 Fund Hlth Wkflow Process _Analysis HITC 1005 Health Mgmt Information Systems HITC 1045 Quality Improvement HITC 1010 History of Hlth Info Technology in US HITC 1055 Networking & Health Info _Exchange HITC 1015 Planning Mgmt & Leadership HI HITC 1075 Working in Health IT Systems HITC 1020 or HITC 1025 and HITC 1030 Choose 4 Credits from below

Choose 4 Credits from the following:

HITC 1050, HITC 1065, or HITC 1080

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT CONCENTRATION 8IS1

SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (22 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 10 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HITC 1000 Intro Hlthcare & Publ Hlth in the US HITC 1040 Fund Health Wkflow Process _Analysis HITC 1005 Health Mgmt Information Systems HITC 1085 Instltn & Maintnc of Health IT Sys HITC 1010 History of Hlth Info Technology in US HITC 1055 Networking & Health Info _Exchange HITC 1015 Planning Mgmt & Leadership HI HITC 1090 Configuring EHRs

HITC 1020 or HITC 1025 and HITC 1030 HITC 1095 Special Topics Vendor-Spec Sys HITC 1075 Working in Health IT Systems

HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS

IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER CONCENTRATION 8IM1

SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (22 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 10 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HITC 1000 Intro Hlthcare & Publ Hlth in the US HITC 1040 Fund Health Wkflow Process _Analysis HITC 1005 Health Mgmt Information Systems HITC 1065 Working in Teams

HITC 1010 History of Hlth Info Technology in US HITC 1070 Intro to Project Management HITC 1015 Planning Mgmt & Leadership HI Choose 6 Credits from classes below HITC 1020 or HITC 1025 and HITC 1030

Choose 4 Credits from the following:

HITC 1055, HITC 1050, HITC 1045, HITC 1085, or HITC 1099

SOFTWARE SUPPORT CONCENTRATION 8SS1

SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (22 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 10 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HITC 1000 Intro Hlthcare & Publ Hlth in the US HITC 1085 Instltn & Maintnc of Health IT Sys HITC 1005 Health Mgmt Information Systems HITC 1055 Networking & Health Info _Exchange HITC 1010 History of Health Info Techn in US HITC 1090 Configuring EHRs HITC 1015 Planning Mgmt & Leadership HI HITC 1060 Prof & Cust Service Hlth _Environment HITC 1020 or HITC 1025 and HITC 1030 HITC 1095 Special Topics Vendor-Spec Sys

HITC 1075 Working in Health IT Systems

TRAINER CONCENTRATION 8TS1

SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULE (22 CREDIT HOURS)

1st Semester 10 Hours 2nd Semester 12 Hours

HITC 1000 Intro Hlthcare & Publ Hlth in the US HITC 1050 Usability & Human Factors HITC 1005 Health Mgmt Information System HITC 1060 Prof & Cust Service Hlth _Environment HITC 1010 History of Health Info Techn in US HITC 1099 Training& Instructional Design HITC 1015 Planning Mgmt & Leadership HI Choose 6 Credits from classes below HITC 1020 or HITC 1025 and HITC 1030

22 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

Choose 4 Credits from the following:

HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS