Course variations

Course summary

The Health Information Technology (HIT) program prepares professionals who play a leading role in the effective management of health data and medical records in the healthcare delivery system. HIT professionals acquire the technical knowledge and essential skills of collecting, using, analyzing, coding, validating, storing, retrieving, and quality measurement and control of healthcare data. HIT professionals are employed in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, physician office practices, home healthcare and long-term care agencies, correctional facilities, insurance companies, and state and federal agencies. HIT professionals assume a variety of job titles depending on their education, work experience, and place of employment. Common jobs held by HIT professionals include medical coders, clinical data specialists, compliance and security officers, patient information coordinators and health information managers, among others. A variety of emerging roles are developing as healthcare enterprises expand their reliance on information systems and technology. After successful completion of the program, students will receive an Associate of Science in HIT. Students also will be eligible to write the national accreditation examination given by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and upon successful passing of this exam, receive the RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) credentials.

Program modules

The program modules are HIT 100 Healthcare Delivery System 3, HIT 110 Legal and Ethical Issues 2, HIT 115 Pathophysiology* 3, HIT 120 Basic Medical Coding* 3, HIT 125 Intermediate Medical Coding* 3, HIT 127 Billing and Reimbursement* 2, HIT 130 Fundamentals of Health Information Technology 3, HIT 136 Introduction to Pharmacology 1, HIT 172 Application Skills and Virtual Simulation Lab I 1, HIT 175 Professional Practice Experience I * 1, HIT 219 Computers and Technology in Healthcare 3, HIT 220 Advanced Medical Coding * 3, HIT 250 Statistics in Healthcare 2, HIT 260 Quality Improvement/Risk Management/ Utilization 2, HIT 270 Management and Supervision 3, \HIT 272 Application Skills and Virtual Simulation Lab II 1, HIT 275 Professional Practice Experience II* 1. General Education Course Requirements are BIO 120 Anatomy & Physiology w/Lab 4, COM 111 Public Speaking 3, COM 113 Medical Terminology 3, COM 233 Medical Spanish I 2, CPU 125 Introduction to Computers 3, Elective Unrestricted Elective 3, ENG 111 English Composition * 3, HIS 141 U.S. History 3, MTH 121 Elementary Algebra * 3, PHE 250 Community Health Issues 1, PHE 255 Sophomore Seminar & Community Service Learning 1, Social Science (See Catalog Category D GE Section ) 3, Humanities 3.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a minimum 2.0 GPA with a High School diploma, GED or the equivalent. They have to submit official transcripts from all institutions previously attended. Students have to submit an one-page typed personal statement delineating reasons for wanting to become a substance abuse counselor and/or personal aspirations in applying. They should have one year of sobriety for individuals in recovery. Students will have a Personal interview with the selection committee.

Qualification

Associate degree

Awarding body

Charles Drew University Of Medicine And Science

Department name

College of Science and Health