Health Information Technology (AAS)
This program prepares students for a career that places them right where the expanding arena of health care meets the cutting edge of technology. Health Information Technology is a program that integrates medical science, diagnosis and procedure coding systems, computer technology and health care management. They also may use computer applications to assemble and analyze patient data for the purpose of improving patient care or controlling costs. Health information technicians (RHITs) often specialize in coding diagnoses and procedures in patient records for reimbursement and research. RHITs may serve as cancer registrars, compiling and maintaining data on cancer patients. The Health Informa
Courses
- BIO 115 — BIO-115. Anatomy and Physiology. (5 Credits)
- BIO 180 — BIO-180. Human Anatomy & Physiology I. (4 Credits)
- BIO 181 — BIO-181. Human Anatomy & Physiology II. (4 Credits)
- CIS 115 — CIS-115. Microsoft Office I. (3 Credits)
- COM 101 — COM-101. Composition I. (3 Credits)
- COM 103 — COM-103. Speech Fundamentals. (3 Credits)
- MRT 110 — MRT-110. Medical Terminology. (3 Credits)
- MRT 111 — MRT-111. Health Information Management. (3 Credits)
- MRT 114 — MRT-114. Health Care Computer Applications. (3 Credits)
- MRT 115 — MRT-115. HIT Professional Practice I. (4 Credits)
- MRT 119 — MRT-119. Insurance Reimbursement Procedures. (2 Credits)
- MRT 125 — MRT-125. Pathophysiology and Pharmacology. (3 Credits)
- MRT 131 — MRT-131. CPT/HCPCS Level II. (4 Credits)
- MRT 132 — MRT-132. ICD-10-CM. (4 Credits)
- MRT 133 — MRT-133. ICD-10-PCS. (4 Credits)
- MRT 140 — MRT-140. Cancer Registry. (2 Credits)
- MRT 141 — MRT-141. Coding Computer Applications. (2 Credits)
- MRT 211 — MRT-211. Health Statistics and Data Analysis. (3 Credits)
- MRT 212 — MRT-212. Medical Reimbursement Systems. (3 Credits)
- MRT 213 — MRT-213. Supervisory Techniques. (3 Credits)
- MRT 215 — MRT-215. HIT Professional Practice II. (3 Credits)
- MRT 216 — MRT-216. HIT Professional Practice III. (5 Credits)
- MRT 218 — MRT-218. Quality Management. (2 Credits)
- MTH 109 — MTH-109. Math for Allied Health. (2 Credits)
- PSY 201 — PSY-201. Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (3 Credits)