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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Terri Brogan More on
Health Information Technology
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Every time a patient receives health care, a record is maintained of the observations, medical or surgical interventions, and treatment outcomes.
This record includes information that the patient provides concerning his or her symptoms and medical history, the results of examinations, reports of x-rays and laboratory tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Medical records and health information technicians organize and evaluate these records for completeness and accuracy. Technicians assemble patients’ health information. They make sure that patients’ initial medical charts are complete, that all forms are completed and properly identified and signed, and that all necessary information is in the computer. They regularly communicate with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or to obtain additional information. The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that job prospects should be very good; technicians with a strong background in medical coding will be in particularly high demand.
THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM
The Health Information Technology associate degree program is a two-year (full-time) sequence of courses designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, compile, and report health information data for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment and research; to abstract and code clinical data using appropriate classification systems; and to analyze health records according to standards. Also, program graduates will develop leadership skills necessary to serve in a functional supervisory role in various components of the health information system. Diploma Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet general admissions requirements, and must also:
Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma, GED or college degree. Present acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT or CPE scores taken within the last five years or transfer of program level English and math from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better.
Every time a patient receives health care, a record is maintained of the observations, medical or surgical interventions, and treatment outcomes.
This record includes information that the patient provides concerning his or her symptoms and medical history, the results of examinations, reports of x-rays and laboratory tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Medical records and health information technicians organize and evaluate these records for completeness and accuracy. Technicians assemble patients’ health information. They make sure that patients’ initial medical charts are complete, that all forms are completed and properly identified and signed, and that all necessary information is in the computer. They regularly communicate with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or to obtain additional information. The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that job prospects should be very good; technicians with a strong background in medical coding will be in particularly high demand.
Curriculum
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Area 1-Humanities/Fine Arts
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| ENG | 191 | Composition and Rhetoric |
5
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| ENG | 193 | Literature and Composition OR |
5
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| HUM | 191 | Introduction to Humanities |
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| SPC | 191 | Fundamentals of Speech |
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Area II-Social/Behavioral Sciences
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| PSY | 191 | Introduction to Psychology |
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Area III-Natural Science/Mathematics
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| MAT | 191 | College Algebra |
5
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| BIO | 193 | Anatomy & Physiology I |
5
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| BIO | 194 | Anatomy & Physiology II |
5
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| AHS | 109 | Medical Terminology |
3
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Area IV-Computer Technology
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| SCT | 100 | Intro to Microcomputers |
3
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| AHS | 155 | Epidemiology |
3
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| HCMT | 203 | Healthcare Supervision |
5
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| HCMT | 204 | Healthcare Management |
5
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| HIT | 201 | Introduction to Health Info Technology |
3
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| HIT | 202 | Legal Aspects of Health Info Technology |
3
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| HIT | 203 | Health Data Management |
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| HIT | 204 | Healthcare Statistics and Research |
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| HIT | 205 | Performance Improvement |
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| HIT | 206 | Health Info Technology Practicum I |
4
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| HIT | 207 | Health Info Technology Practicum II |
4
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| HIT | 208 | Health Info Technology Practicum III |
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| HIT | 210 | Computers in Health Care |
3
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| HIT | 215 | Coding and Classification I |
4
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| HIT | 216 | Coding and Classification II |
4
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| HIT | 217 | Coding and Classification III |
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| MAS | 013 | Pharmacology |
5
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| MAS | 112 | Human Diseases |
5
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