THIS IS A CAREER DEGREE.
IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY.

Danville Area Community College
2007-2008


Health Information Technology
Associate in Applied Science Degree

This program is designed to provide students with the skills and expertise to obtain entry-level positions as Health Information Technicians in a variety of settings.  The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Council on Accreditations of the American Health Information Management Association, the students will be eligible to take the National Accreditation Examination.

Required Courses Hours F,S,I,SU Grade
Required Courses
ENGL 101 Rhetoric and Composition I 
3
   
BIOL 136 Anatomy and Physiology I
4
   
BOFF 140 Medical Terminology
3
   
CBUS 150 Business Computer Systems
3
   
BIOL 137 Anatomy and Physiology II
4
   
SPCH 101 Oral Communications
3
   
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
3
   
Humanities Elective (from approved IAI)
3
   
Total
26
   
First Semester
HITT 101 Introduction to Health Information Management 
4
   
HITT 205 Legal Aspects of Health Information Management and Ethics 
2
   
Total
6
   
Second Semester
HITT 105 ICD-9-CM Coding
3
   
HITT 115 Patho-Physiology and Pharmacology
4
   
Total
7
   
Summer 
HITT 125 Clinical Practicum I
2
   
Third Semester
HITT 110 Coding in Ambulatory Care Settings 4
   
HITT 210 Health Statistics and Registries
3
   
HITT 215 Alternative Health Care Settings 2
   
HITT 220 Insurance Procedures
2
   
HITT 225 Clinical Practicum II
3
   
Total
14
   
Fourth Semester
HITT 230 Quality Assurance
3
   
HITT 235 Advanced Coding
3
   
HITT 240 Supervision for Health Information Technologists
3
   
HITT 245 Current Trends in Health Information Technology
3
   
HITT 250 Clinical Practicum III
3
   
Total
15
   

*HITT 125 Flexible scheduling.

Students are encouraged to take non-health information technology courses prior to entering the program to reduce class loads.

Designated as a Tech Prep program.


Code CSHT
March 2007   Credit Hours 70
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