Student Catalog and Handbook 2024-2025

Health Information Management Technology AAS Degree (HI13)

The Health Information Management Technology associate degree program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, analyze, and report health information data according to legal, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment, and research. Program graduates will develop leadership skills necessary to serve in a functional supervisory role in various components of the health information system. The Health Information Management Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60601; Phone 312.235-3255; www.cahiim.org.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for professional positions in hospitals, physicians’ offices, state and federal health care agencies, clinics, managed care organizations, behavioral health facilities, consulting and law firms, ambulatory care facilities, information system vendors, insurance companies, and long-term care facilities.

Credit Required for Graduation: Minimum of 65 credit hours

Curriculum

All Associate of Applied Science Degrees require a minimum 15 credit hours of general education courses using the curriculum structure outlined in the beginning of this degree program section. All course prerequisites must be met. Please see Associate Degree General Education Requirement Section for Area I, Area II, Area III, and Area IV requirements.

General Core Courses

Area I requirements (minimum 3 hours; must include ENGL 1101)

Area II requirements (minimum 3 hours)

Area III requirements (minimum 3 hours; must include MATH 1101 or MATH 1111)

Area IV requirements (minimum 3 hours)

Additional 3 hours from Area I, II, III, or IV

Occupational Courses

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology Lab II

1

HIMT 1100Introduction to Health Information Technology

3

HIMT 1151 Computer Applications in Healthcare

4

HIMT 1200Legal Aspects of Healthcare

3

HIMT 1250Health Record Content and Structure

2

HIMT 1360 Introduction to Pathopharmacotherapy

3

HIMT 1400Coding and Classification ICD Basic

4

HIMT 1410Coding and Classification ICD Advanced

3

HIMT 2150Healthcare Statistics

3

HIMT 2200Performance Improvement

3

HIMT 2300Healthcare Management

3

HIMT 2400Coding and Classification System CPT/HCPCS

3

HIMT 2410Revenue Cycle Management

3

HIMT 2460Health Information Technology Practicum

3