Health Informatics and Information Technology

General Education - 23 Credits

Program Requirements - 46 Credits

• OFAD 141 - Medical Terminology 3 Credits.
• HIIT 101 - Fundamentals of Health Data Management 4 Credits.
• HIIT 102 - Health Care Delivery Systems 3 Credits.
• HIIT 110 - Basic Medical Coding 3 Credits.
• HIIT 130 - Computer Applications for Health Data Analysis 3 Credits.
• HIIT 201 - ICD-9 Medical Coding 3 Credits.
• HIIT 202 - CPT Medical Coding 3 Credits.
• HIIT 210 - Advanced Clinical Coding 3 Credits.
• HIIT 220 - Health Data Research and Analysis 3 Credits.
• HIIT 221 - Medical Reimbursement Practices and Procedures 3 Credits.
• HIIT 171 - Practicum I: Electronic Medical Records Applications 1 Credits.
• HIIT 271 - Practicum II: Quality Management and Performance Improvement 1 Credits.
• CSIT 111 - Logic and OO Design 3 Credits.
• CSIT 241 - Appld Systm Analys & Design 4 Credits.
• DCOM 101 - Introduction to Data Communications 3 Credits.
• MNGT 105 - Principles of Management 3 Credits.

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 69*

*A new college orientation requirement, completion of the one-credit ACDV 101  course, Transitioning to College, went into effect spring 2010. If you are a credit student who is new to college (meaning you have not successfully completed college coursework at another institution(s)), you are required to take ACDV 101  during your first semester at CCBC, thereby increasing the number of credits required for the degree to 70 credits. Students are required to provide an official transcript(s) to document successful completion of college coursework at another institution(s) in order for this requirement to be waived.

Program Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

1. analyze health records, policies and procedures, and employee performance for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; 
2. interpret health data and identify trends that will improve overall quality, safety, and effectiveness in the health care institution and will contribute to increased continuity of patient care;
3. perform data quality reviews to validate code assignment and compliance with reporting requirements;
4. contribute to organizational work plans, policies, procedures, quality management, and resource requisitions;
5. incorporate technology to facilitate workplace transition to an e-HIM environment; and
6. utilize databases and spreadsheets to consolidate, manipulate, integrate, and display health data.

Program Description:

Health informatics and information is the combination of informational science, health care, and computer technology. With the federal mandate to implement the electronic health record (EHR) and the paradigm shift in industry to health informatics, the field of health information management is rapidly evolving. The entire health care system is built upon information - patient data, medical data, insurance, and billing information. The data retrieved by the use of health informatics provides statistical information that can have a major effect on how medicine is distributed, surgeries that are performed, and how healing is tracked.

The Health Informatics and Information Technology A.A.S. degree is an administrative, applied technology degree for students interested in a non-clinical care profession in the health care industry.

Students who complete this degree will find employment in various health care settings, insurance companies, government agencies, technology companies, and consulting firms as health information technicians, clinical documentation specialists, compliance managers, quality assurance officers, medical informatics managers, charge description managers, case mix analysts, health data analysts, EHR system managers, IT training specialists, and workflow and data analysts.

The HIIT program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) http://www.cahiim.org.

Prerequisite: Students must be eligible for General Education English and Math classes to enter the program.

Semester Sequence

• Health Informatics and Information Technology Semester Sequence