Health Information Technology and Management Online

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Health Information Technology and Management

Online - Arizona Online - South Carolina

Manage Health Care Records for Physicians! Start Toward Your Degree in Health Information Technology and Management Today!

Want a career in a health care role that doesn't involve direct patient contact? The online AAS, Health Information Technology and Management (HITM) Program with The College of Health Care Professions can give you the opportunity! HITM professionals are responsible for accurately managing and organizing patient health data content in electronic and paper formats. Additionally, Health Information Technology Management professionals possess many skills that are essential in updating patient records with diagnoses, medical insurance claim documents, and other pertinent health related information.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 21% growth in health information technician careers over the next ten years*. Now is a great time to get started at The College of Health Care Professions and launch your career in this growing industry.

Specifics on the Online Health Information Technology Program

The Health Information Technology and Management online program combines theory and practice to meet the competencies outlined by industry leading certification guidelines.  An education with the College of Health Care Professions prepares you with the skills and competencies to sit for credentialing as a medical coder, and Health Information Technologist.

Graduates demonstrate knowledge and skills that will prepare them for successful health care careers in health information technology and management. These careers exist in hospitals, physician's offices, clinics, and other medical or mental health facilities, as well as, educational institutions, government agencies, and vendor firms.

The Health Information Technology and Management Associates Degree is offered 100% online (except the externship) and can be completed in as little as 24 months. Students will develop hands on experience in Medical Records Management, Electronic Health Record and Medical Coding in the Virtual Lab, as well as hands on experience in the field (externship). Graduates will also qualify to take the CCA Certified Coding Associate Exam (CCA) offered by The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).  Listed below are the courses for the HITM program.

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*May not reflect local or regional job markets

CHCP Online assigns a student advisor to all students to work with you until graduation.

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Great Job Opportunities within the Health Information Technology field

  • Medical Administrative Assistants
  • Benefits Coordinators
  • Medical Transcriptionists
  • Claims Processors
  • Medical Coders
  • Claims Auditors
  • Health Information Positions
     

Health Information Technology Skills You Will Learn

  • Diagnostic Coding (ICD-9)
  • Procedural Coding (CPT)
  • HCPCS Coding
  • ICD-10 Coding
  • Electronic Medical Records Software Applications
  • Records Management
  • Release of Information
  • Coding Auditing
  • Reimbursement/Revenue Cycle Practices
  • Quality Management and Performance Improvement for HITM Departments
  • Managing HITM Statistics
  • HIPAA Compliance, Privacy and Confidentially Methodologies
  • Health Data Content Management

In addition to the above listed skills, the graduate will acquire necessary skills to enable them to become more competitive in the market, such skills as:

Electronic medical record program management
Support the transition from paper to electronic health record information
Future Supervision of Health Information Technologists

Student will also participate in an 80 hour on-site externship at a medical facility, where they will be exposed to hands on coding, electronic medical records, and several HITM Management principles.

Health Information Technology and Management Courses

    Lecture
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Extern
Hours		 Total
Hours		 Semester
Credits
SEMESTER I (Session I)          
SST 100 Student Success Strategies 16 16   32 1.5
DSKAP 114 Desktop Applications 18     18 1.0
HITT 1205 Medical Terminology 48 16   64 3.5
SEMESTER I (Session II)          
ENGL 1301 English Composition 48     48 3.0
HITT 1253 Quality Management and Legal Aspect of Health Information of Reimbursement 48 16   64 3.5
​SEMESTER I (Session III)          
CRT 1000 Critical Thinking 64     64 4.0
HITT 1009 Introduction to Healthcare Information Management 48     48 3.0
​SEMESTER I (Session IV)          
HITT 1055 Health Care Statistics 32 16   48 2.5
HITT 1053 Law and Ethics 48 16   64 3.5
  SEMESTER I TOTAL 370 80 0 450 25.5
SEMESTER II (Session I)          
SCIT 1307 Anatomy and Physiology I 48 16   64 3.5
HITM 114 Revenue Cycle 48     48 3.0
SEMESTER II (Session II)          
SCIT 1407 Anatomy and Physiology II 48 18   66 3.5
PHCP 1000 Psychology for Health Care Professionals 64     64 4.0
SEMESTER II (Session III)          
PATH 118 Pathophysiology 48     48 3.0
MATH 1314 College Algebra 64     64 4.0
SEMESTER II (Session IV)          
HITT 1049 Pharmacology 48     48 3.0
HITT 2000 Management and Operations / Professional Development 48     48 3.0
  SEMESTER II TOTAL 416 34 0 450 27.0
SEMESTER III (Session I)          
HITT 1013 Insurance Coding I (ICD 9/10) 32 16   48 2.5
HITT 2239 Organizational Improvement 48     48 3.0
SEMESTER III (Session II)          
HITT 1341 Coding and Classification Systems (CPT) 32 16   48 2.5
HITT 1011 Computers in Health Care 16 32   48 2.0
SEMESTER III (Session III)        
HITT 2335 Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies 32 16   48 2.5
HITT 2149 RHIT Competency Review 16     16 1.0
SEMESTER III (Session I)          
HITT 2246 Advance Medical Coding 32 16   48 2.5
MCX200 Practicum   66 80 146 3.5
  SEMESTER III TOTAL 208 162 80 450 19.5
  PROGRAM TOTAL 994 276 80 1350 72.0

 

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