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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to program This course is an introduction to the health information technology (HIT) profession and its basic skill requirements. This course includes an introduction to the content, use and structure of health care data and data sets and how these components relate to primary and secondary record systems. Student outcomes include mastery of basic concepts and functions in HIT including storage and retrieval systems, documentation requirements, abstracting, quantitative and qualitative analysis, registries and indexes, and forms and screen design. CORE
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Prerequisite: Admission to program This course allows the student to demonstrate basic competencies acquired in course work with on-campus laboratory experience. Emphasis is on development of basic HIT competencies. Student competency is demonstrated by application of basic skills covered in theory and laboratory classes.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to program This course includes a review of health care delivery systems. Course focus is on information management practices of agencies that provide health services in ambulatory care, home health care, hospice, long term care, mental health, and other alternate care systems. Student competency includes the ability to describe and contrast the structure of health services in relation to operational and accrediting agency standards, and the role of the health information practitioner in each of these settings. CORE
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Prerequisite: Admission to program This course covers the fundamental concepts of descriptive statistics in health care settings. Emphasis is on the effective use, collection, arrangement, presentation and verification of health care data. Student competency includes proficiency in the computation and interpretation of commonly computed health care statistics, report generation, data display, and data analysis. CORE
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Prerequisite: Admission to program This course includes development of skills presented in health care statistics theory classes. This course allows the student to demonstrate proficiency with fundamental concepts of descriptive health care statistics. Student outcome is measured by demonstrated computation of commonly computed statistics, report generation, data display, and statistical analysis.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Prerequisite: Admission to program This course allows the student to demonstrate basic competencies acquired in previous course work with on-site and on-campus laboratory experience. This course requires student practice in health information technology in a health care facility. Student competency is demonstrated by application of basic skills covered in theory and laboratory classes. CORE
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Prerequisite: Admission to program This course introduces transcription equipment and typical medical dictation. Emphasis is placed on efficient use of equipment, use of reference materials, correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, editing, proofreading, and various report formats. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in transcribing physicians' dictation.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Prerequisite: Admission to program This course is a survey of computer usage in health care facilities with emphasis on data security and integrity in health information systems (administrative, patient registration, etc.). Course instruction focuses on concepts of computer technology related to health care and the tools and techniques for collecting, storing, and retrieving health care data. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of and competence in the use of various health information specific software applications. CORE
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Prerequisite: Admission to program This course is designed to provide the opportunity to apply HIT computer applications skills in the on-campus laboratory. Emphasis includes concentration in the use of computer technology in collecting, storing, retrieving, reporting, and displaying health care data. Upon completion, student should be able to demonstrate specific computer skills in these areas. CORE
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to program; HIT 110 or MRT 113 This course is intended to develop an understanding of coding and classification systems in order to assign valid diagnostic and procedure codes. Instruction includes description of classification and nomenclature systems; coding diagnoses and procedures; sequencing codes; analyzing actual medical records to identify data elements to be coded; and validating coded clinical information. Student competency includes demonstration of coding principles and applications (manual and/or computer assisted).
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