Health Information Technology
The Health Information Technology program is designed to prepare individuals to organize and evaluate health records for completeness and accuracy. Upon completion of the AAS degree in Health Information Technology, students will be prepared to begin a successful career as a health information technologist. Students are prepared to sit for the National Registered Health Information Technologist exam administered by AHIMA ( www.ahima.org ).
Courses
- AHMS 105 — Health Care Delivery
- AHMS 108 — Health Data Content & Structure
- AHMS 144 — Medical Terminology
- AHMS 157 — Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies
- AHMS 158 — Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Healthcare
- AHMS 160 — Beginning Procedural Coding
- AHMS 164 — Beginning Diagnosis Coding: ICD-10
- AHMS 201 — Medical Science
- AHMS 208 — Healthcare Statistics
- AHMS 212 — CPT Coding
- AHMS 213 — ICD-10 Coding
- AHMS 227 — Health Information Management
- AHMS 240 — Clinical Quality Assessment
- AHMS 275 — HIT-Professional Practice Experience
- AHMS 288 — HIT Exam Preparation
- BIOH 112 — Human Form and Function I
- BIOH 113 — Human Form and Function II
- COMX 106 — Communicating in a Dynamic Workplace
- COMX 115 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- HIT 230 — Overview of Health Information Systems
- HIT 265 — Electronic Health Record in Medical Practice
- HTH 180 — Pharmaceuticals for Health Care Providers
- PSYX 100 — Introduction to Psychology
- SOCI 101 — Introduction to Sociology
- WRIT 101 — College Writing I
- WRIT 121 — Introduction to Technical Writing