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Spring Semester 2021 Catalog

Health Information Management Technology, Associate of Applied Science Degree

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus

Entrance Dates: Fall
Length of Program: Five Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 66

Program Description: The Health Information Management Technology 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

Employment Opportunities: Health information technicians work at a number of healthcare providers such as physicians’ offices, nursing care facilities, outpatient care centers, and home healthcare services. Technicians also may be employed outside of healthcare facilities, such as in Federal Government agencies. In addition to job growth, numerous openings will result from the need to replace medical record and health information technicians who retire or leave the occupation permanently.

Credentialing (Optional):  Satisfactory completion of all program courses entitles students to sit for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) examination.  Note: The program must achieve national accreditation before students can qualify to sit for the national exam. The site visit for initial accreditation is scheduled for March 3-4, 2021.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 15 credits

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3

 

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

 

XXXX XXXXHUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV*

3

PSYC 1101INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

3

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Guided General Education Elective

(A minimum of 3 credit hours from the following list is required)

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3

ECON 2105PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

ECON 2106PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

ENGL 1102LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1127INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

3

SOCI 1101INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

Occupational Courses, 52 credits

ALHS 1090MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

2

BIOL 2113ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

3

BIOL 2113LANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB I

1

BIOL 2114ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

3

BIOL 2114LANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB II

1

HIMT 1100INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

HIMT 1150COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE

3

HIMT 1200LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTHCARE

3

HIMT 1250HEALTH RECORD CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

2

HIMT 1350PHARMACOTHERAPY

2

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 - CPT/HCPCS

3

HIMT 2410REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

3

HIMT 2460HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTICUM

3

MAST 1120HUMAN DISEASES

3

Notes:

  • A grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses listed in the curriculum outline.
  • Prior to participation in the Professional Practicum Experience (PPE), students are required to complete a medical examination form. All required immunizations, including Hepatitis B and seasonal flu, must be accompanied by documentation. Students who refuse to take the Hepatitis B/seasonal flu vaccination series must sign a declination form and be aware that the PPE sites may refuse to allow them the opportunity to gain practicum experience at their facility.
  • Conviction of a felony or gross misdemeanor may prohibit employment in field and make a student ineligible to obtain a credentials in field. A background check and drug screen is required by all practicum affiliates prior to a student beginning practicum. For more information, contact the appropriate program advisor.
  • ALHS and natural science courses older than 5 years will not be considered for prerequisite credit. Students will need to retake these courses before enrolling in the HIMT prefix courses.
  • Student activities associated with the curriculum, especially while students are completing his or her practicum rotations, will be educational in nature. Students will not be receiving monetary remuneration during this educational experience, nor will he or she be substituted for hired staff personnel within the practicum institution in the capacity of a health information management technician.
  • Prior to participation in campus/practicum labs, students are required to show proof of current health insurance. Students who cannot show proof of health insurance need to be aware that practicum sites may refuse to allow them the opportunity to gain practicum experience at their facility.

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Day Program

PROGRAM NAME: Health Information Management Technology

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3

 

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

OR

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3

 

ALHS 1090MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

2

PSYC 1101INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

3

BIOL 2113ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

3

BIOL 2113LANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB I

1

Year 1 Spring Semester

XXXX XXXXHUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV*

3

BIOL 2114ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

3

BIOL 2114LANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB II

1

MAST 1120HUMAN DISEASES

3

 

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3

OR

ECON 2105PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

OR

ECON 2106PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

OR

ENGL 1102LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

3

OR

MATH 1127INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

3

OR

SOCI 1101INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

OR

SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Year 1 Summer Semester

HIMT 1100INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

HIMT 1150COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE

3

HIMT 1200LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTHCARE

3

HIMT 1250HEALTH RECORD CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

2

HIMT 1350PHARMACOTHERAPY

2

Year 2 Fall Semester

HIMT 1400CODING AND CLASSIFICATION - ICD BASIC

4

HIMT 2150HEALTHCARE STATISTICS

3

HIMT 2400CODING AND CLASSIFICATION - CPT/HCPCS

3

HIMT 2300HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

3

Year 2 Spring Semester

HIMT 1410CODING AND CLASSIFICATION - ICD ADVANCED

3

HIMT 2410REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

3

HIMT 2200PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

3

HIMT 2460HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTICUM

3

 

Accreditation

The Health Information Management accreditor of Augusta Technical College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2027-2028. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at 312.235.3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org

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