Health Information Technology - Schoolcraft College

Health Information Technology from Schoolcraft College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Health Information Technology program will prepare the student to be a Health Information Technician . The technician is responsible for performing tasks related to the use, analysis, validation, presentation, abstracting, coding, storage, security, retrieval, quality measurement and control of healthcare data in a medical record and/or computer-based patient record. The program coordinates classroom, laboratory and off-campus experience in a variety of healthcare facilities, such as acute care hospital, ambulatory care center, mental health facility and other health related facilities. The offcampus activities include supervised, professional practice assignments. The student gains experience in applying knowledge to technical procedures in health information systems. The Health Information Technician is detail oriented and recognizes the business aspects of healthcare. The technician will have a strong interest in activities, such as assisting medical staff in evaluating the quality of healthcare, safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records and utilizing healthcare data. Health Information Technology courses should be taken in accordance with prerequisites; a minimum grade of 2.0 is required. Graduates are eligible to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) examination. The program is designed for the full-time or part-time student. All courses are not offered each semester. Students should work with the Counseling Center to set up a schedule that will work for them. Students who satisfactorily complete all College Requirements qualify for an Associate in Applied Science Degree . SAMPLE SC HEDULE OF COURSES ADMISSION PREREQUISITES BIOL 236* Human Anatomy and Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 HIT 104 Medical Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CIS 120 Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 109 Principles of Health Information Management. . . . . . 3 15 FIRST YE AR Fall Semester HIT 113 Human Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 112 Basic Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 114 Pharmacology for Health Professionals. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ENG 101 English Composition 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MATH 101 Business Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 13 Winter Semester HIT 111 ICD-9-CM Classification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HUM 106 Introduction to Art and Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ENG 102 English Composition 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 158 Clinical Affiliation 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 116 Legal Aspects of Health Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11 Spring/Summer Session PSYCH 153 Human Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 216 Healthcare Delivery Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 SECOND YE AR Fall Semester HIT 210 Healthcare Statistics for Health Information Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 217 Quality Management in Health Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 222 Basic Ambulatory Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 256** Clinical Affiliation 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 232 Computer Applications in Healthcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12 Winter Semester HIT 240 Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 219 Organization and Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 233 Intermediate ICD-9-CM Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 234 Intermediate Ambulatory Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 258** Clinical Affiliation 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12 PROGRAM TOTAL 68 CREDITS View more details on Schoolcraft College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.