Overview
Offered online at the Piedmont Summerville Site.
| Entrance Dates: |
Fall and Summer |
| Length of Program: |
Five Terms |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: |
67-70 |
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): Graduates are eligible to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification exam given by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) after successfully completing the program.
Curriculum Outline
General Core Courses, 15 credits
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC | 3 |
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| MATH 1103 | QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING | 3 |
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| MATH 1101 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | 3 |
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| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
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| MATH 1127 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | 3 |
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| HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
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| SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
Occupational Courses, 55 credits
Notes:
Students who have earned at least 15 semester hours through an earned credential, transfer credit, or dual enrollment do not need to take COLL 1060. Instead, they should meet with their advisor to select an advisor‑approved elective to replace it.
• All HIMT courses are only offered online with the exception of practicum portion of HIMT 2460, which may be offered as Virtual practicum or a combination of Virtual and on-site participation.
• If participating in a blended Virtual and On-site practicum, students may be required to complete a medical examination form and show proof of 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. 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 if required, 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 credentials in field. A background check and drug screen may also be required by practicum affiliates prior to a student beginning practicum. For more information, contact the appropriate program advisor.
• 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.
• 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
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.
Piedmont Summerville Online Program
PROGRAM NAME: Health Information Management Technology
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Piedmont Summerville Online Program
Year 1 Semester 1
Students who have earned at least 15 semester hours through an earned credential, transfer credit, or dual enrollment do not need to take COLL 1060. Instead, they should meet with their advisor to select an advisor‑approved elective to replace it.
Year 1 Semester 2
| BIOL 2114 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | 3 |
| BIOL 2114L | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB II | 1 |
| MATH 1127 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | 3 |
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| HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
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| SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
Year 1 Semester 3
Year 2 Semester 1
Year 2 Semester 2
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.
Student Achievement Data is available on the program's student achievement data page.