Fall Semester 2022 Catalog

HIMT 1100 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Credits

3

This course focuses on orienting the student to health information management. Topics include introducing students to the structure of healthcare in the United States and its providers, and the structure and function of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Lecture Hours

30

Lab Hours

30

Prerequisite

ENGL 1101, MATH 1111 OR 1101 OR 1103, ALHS 1090, AREA II SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, BIOL 2114L, HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV, Guided Elective- Choose (1): ECON 1101, ECON 2105, ECON 2106, ENGL 1102, MATH 1127, SOCI 11O1, OR SPCH 1101.