Associate of Applied Science - Health Information Technology

Program Goals
The Program will:

• Provide the knowledge to meet entry-level HIT learning competencies.
• Provide students with the fundamental knowledge to collect, analyze, and maintain health information.
• Provide students with an understanding of the ethical and regulatory issues within the health information management profession.
• Provide students with an understanding of current laws, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards related to health information.
• Provide the knowledge to apply basic skills in technology and application software to ensure appropriate use, storage and retrieval of health information.
• Provide the basic skills for coding diagnoses and procedures.
• Provide students with the necessary skills to develop oral and written communication skills.

Student Learning Outcomes
The graduates of the program will:

• Demonstrate knowledge to collect, analyze, and maintain health record content.
• Apply healthcare laws, regulations and ethics to the process of releasing medical information.
• Demonstrate accurate coding skills and utilization of coding software.
• Apply knowledge of accreditation and licensing standards.
• Demonstrate basic skills in performance improvement, total quality management, and quality assurance activities.
• Demonstrate skills in the entry and retrieval of health information, using an electronic record system or imaging record technology.
• Support healthcare data analysis and management using applications software.
• Use database tools to manage health data and information.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the healthcare billing and reimbursement process.
• Demonstrate skill in organizing and supporting administrative activities.
• Show proficiency in written and oral communication.