The Health Information Technology program trains health information technicians to provide reliable and valid information that drives the healthcare industry. The program utilizes standards established by the American Health Information Management Association to train entry-level technicians to effectively work with health information systems, manage medical records, and code information for reimbursement and research. Students will leave the program with the knowledge and skills necessary to use, analyze, present, abstract, code, store and/or retrieve healthcare data for the support of departmental operations, and clinical and business decision making in healthcare or related organizations.
Employment is available in a variety of settings including hospitals, managed care organizations, long-term care facilities, consulting and law firms, skilled nursing facilities, physician practices, insurance companies, and more. In addition, graduates of associate degree programs in HIT may transfer into HIA baccalaureate degree programs, known as health information administrators. NCCC’s HIT program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Accreditation was obtained on November 13, 2009. All courses listed on the recommended sequence of courses (or equivalent courses transferred from other institutions) are required for the completion of the program.
Prerequisites
The student will need to demonstrate proficiencies in reading, English, and mathematics based on the college placement policy, or by taking the required classes. Some of the courses in this curriculum have specific prerequisites. For specific requirements please refer to the College Catalog. Note: any required developmental courses are not offered in the online format.
Program Path Sequence
The listing that follows is a recommended sequence of courses, but the student should work with the program advisor regarding their individual course schedule needs. All courses must be passed with a C or better; a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required for graduation.
For More Information contact Program Advisor: Jennifer Brown, Program Director, 620-432-0323
jbrown@neosho.edu or Advising Staff, 620-432-0311
advising@neosho.edu if program advisor is unavailable.
General Education (GE) Courses
The Health Information Technology program is designed as either a terminal program or as a transfer program into a health information administration baccalaureate program. Students should work closely with their advisors to determine the most efficient method of obtaining career goals.
Program Outcomes
- Apply principles of information governance, data content and structure.
- Identify information protection standards with regard to privacy and security principles, access, and disclosure.
- Identify the principles of data analytics and data use.
- Evaluate the principles of revenue management and reimbursement.
- Comply with established legal and ethical standards of health information practice and compliance.
- Integrate principles of leadership in the health information field.
The Health Information Technology program is designed as either a terminal program or as a transfer program into a health information administration baccalaureate program. Students should work closely with their advisors to determine the most efficient method of obtaining career goals.
#Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree following graduation should take BIOL 257 Human Anatomy & Physiology Lecture (SGE)040 and BIOL 258 Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab (SGE)040 (in place of ALMA 145 ). Additionally, NURS 230 Pathophysiology and ALHE 122 Introduction To Pharmacology , (in place of ALHT 190 Pathopharmacology ) and MATH 143 Elementary Statistics (in place of ALHT 115 )can be taken for transferability to other programs.
*BIOL 257 & BIOL 258 , or ALMA 145 , are pre-requisites for ALHT 190 , NURS 230 , and ALHT 255 . Note: MATH 143 Elementary Statistics has a pre-requisite of MATH 112 , or equivalent/higher credit, or placement.
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