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Health Information Technology

Program Chair
Bonnie Sher
Technology and Academic Support Bldg.
(479) 508-3308
bsher@atu.edu

The Health Information Technology (HIT) program provides students with the skills and competencies in health data management, information policy, information systems, and administrative and clinical work flow critical to function in an electronic environment.

Students will learn the basic concepts and functions of the origin, use, content, and format of the health record; gain an understanding of the legal and ethical responsibilities of a health care facility; and gain an understanding of the electronic medical record and its use in the health care facility.

This program will provide students with the skills necessary to sit for the national exam for certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).

With the nearly universal implementation of electronic medical records and communications, this program will provide increased employment opportunities in the health care records industry.

The HIM/HI Associate of Applied Science degree program in Health Information Technology is in Candidacy status, pending accreditation review by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Health Information Technology

Curriculum in Allied Health Certificate of Proficiency (9 Semester Credit Hours) The Certificate of Proficiency in Allied Health is a course of study that provides the foundation for several programs of study within the Allied Health arena. Credits earned may be applied to the Technical Certificate and/or the Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management, or the Associate of Applied Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, or Practical Nursing.
Course #	Course Name	Semester Hours
HIT 1113	Medical Terminology	3
HIT 1123	Human Anatomical Structure	3
HIT 1243	Human Anatomy and Physiology (prerequisites: HIT 1113)	3
	Total	9

Curriculum in Health Information Technology Technical Certificate (36 Semester Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Name	Semester Hours
1st Semester
BST 1303	Introduction to Computers	3
ENGL 1013	Composition I	3
HIT 1103	Health Data Content and Structure	3
HIT 1113	Medical Terminology	3
HIT 1123	Human Anatomical Structure	3
	Total	15
2nd Semester
HIT 1203	Computers in Healthcare (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
HIT 1213	Legal Aspects of Health Information (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
HIT 1233	Pharmacology (prerequisites: HIT 1113 and HIT 1123)	3
HIT 1243	Human Anatomy and Physiology (prerequisites: HIT 1113)	3
TMAT 1203	Technical Mathematics II (or higher math)	3
	Total	15
3rd Semester
HIT 2103	Disease Processes (prerequisites: HIT 1113 and HIT 1123)	3
HIT 2113	Medical Transcription (prerequisites: BST 1303, HIT 1113 and HIT 1123)	3
	Total	6

Curriculum in Health Information Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree in Allied Health (60 Semester Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Name	Semester Hours
1st Semester
BST 1303	Introduction to Computers	3
ENGL 1013	Composition I	3
HIT 1103	Health Data Content and Structure	3
HIT 1113	Medical Terminology	3
HIT 1123	Human Anatomical Structure	3
	Total	15
2nd Semester
HIT 1203	Computers in Healthcare (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
HIT 1213	Legal Aspects of Health Information (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
HIT 1233	Pharmacology (prerequisites: HIT 1113 and HIT 1123)	3
HIT 1243	Human Anatomy and Physiology (prerequisites: HIT 1113)	3
TMAT 1203	Technical Mathematics II (or higher math)	3
	Total	15
3rd Semester
HIT 2103	Disease Processes (prerequisites: HIT 1113 and HIT 1123)	3
HIT 2113	Medical Transcription (prerequisites: BST 1303, HIT 1113 and HIT 1123)	3
	Total	6
4th Semester
3 hours	Any Social Science	3
HIT 2213	Healthcare Delivery Systems (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
HIT 2223	Diagnostic (ICD-10) Coding	3
HIT 2233	Health Care Statistics (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
	Total	12
5th Semester
ENGL 1023	Composition II	3
HIT 2303	Healthcare Management and Reimbursement Methods (prerequisite: HIT 1103)	3
HIT 2323	Procedural (CPT) Coding	3
INT 2903	Internship	3
	Total	12