HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
MVC-Deactivated January 1, 2003
Mountain View (see above)
(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree)
(Students pursuing this AAS program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)
Degree Plan Code: AAS.HEALTH.MANAGE
Medical Records Technicians are responsible for maintaining components of health information systems consistent with the medical, administrative, ethical, legal, accreditation, and regulatory requirements of the health care delivery system. Medical Records Technicians possess the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, compile and report health information data for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment and research; abstract and code clinical data using appropriate classification systems; and analyze health records according to standards. The medical record technician may be responsible for functional supervision of the various components of the health information system.
SEMESTER I
SEMESTER II
SEMESTER III
| HITT 1345 |
Health Care Delivery Systems |
3 |
| HITT 1160 |
Clinical - Health Information Technology/Technician |
1 |
| HITT 1249 |
Pharmacology |
2 |
| MDCA 1302 |
Human Disease/Pathophysiology |
3 |
| +Elective |
Humanities/Fine Arts |
3 |
| SPCH 1311 |
Introduction to Speech Communication |
3 |
|
|
15 |
SEMESTER IV
| PSYC 2302 |
Applied Psychology |
3 |
| HITT 2239 |
Health Information Organization and Supervision |
2 |
| HITT 1441 |
Coding and Classification Systems |
4 |
| HITT 2343 |
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement |
3 |
| HITT 1255 |
Health Care Statistics |
2 |
| HITT 1253 |
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information |
2 |
|
|
16 |
SEMESTER V
| HITT 2160 |
Clinical - Health Information Technology/Technician |
1 |
|
|
1 |
SEMESTER VI
| HITT 2335 |
Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies |
3 |
|
|
3 |
SEMESTER VII
| HITT 1161 |
Clinical - Health Information Technology/Technician |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Minimum Hours Required |
|
68 |
+Elective may be selected from the following:
#BIOL 1406, General Biology and BIOL 1407, General Biology are prerequisites to BIOL 2401.
NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding
transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.
