2010-2011 Catalog
Health Information Technology A.A.S.
The Health Information Technology (HIT) program enables the student to develop the technical skills necessary for managing health information within the healthcare delivery system. The health information field has employment opportunities in hospitals, long term care, ambulatory care, mental health and other healthcare facilities as well as private industry. Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate is eligible to write the national certification examination and upon successful passing of this examination, receive the RHIT (Registered Health Information Technology) credentials. This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM). The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA website: www.ahima.org
The following are the basic requirements for admission to the Health Information Technology (HIT) program:
Students must contact Annette Bigalk, RHIA, HIT Program Chair for counseling and program planning prior to enrolling in any courses that are part of the HIT curriculum (303.797.5795) or annette.bigalk@arapahoe.edu.
| Major Courses | 50 credit hours | |
| HIT 101 | Health Information Management Science | 6 credits |
| HIT 105 | Principles of Health Care Reimbursement | 3 credits |
| HIT 111 | Health Data Management and Information Systems | 3 credits |
| HIT 112 | Legal Aspects | 2 credits |
| HIT 188 | Health Information Practicum 1 | 2 credits |
| HIT 221 | Clinical Classifications ICD-9-CM Coding 1 | 5 credits |
| HIT 222 | Quality Management | 3 credits |
| HIT 225 | Health Information Management | 3 credits |
| HIT 231 | Clinical Classifications ICD-9-CM Coding 11 | 5 credits |
| HIT 241 | CPT Coding Basic Principles | 2 credits |
| HIT 251 | Code Sets and Vocabularies | 2 credits |
| HIT 289 | Health Information Capstone | 2 credits |
| HPR 178 | Medical Terminology | 3 credits |
| **MOT 125 | Basic Medical Science 1 | 3 credits |
| **MOT 133 | Basic Medical Science 11 | 3 credits |
| **MOT 135 | Basic Medical Science 111 | 3 credits |
| General Education Courses | 15 credit hours | |
| ENG 121 | English Composition 1 | 3 credits |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking OR | |
| COM 125 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| CIS 118 | Intro to PC Applications | 3 credits |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| General Education Elective | 3 credits | |
| TOTAL | 65 credit hours | |
| All major education and other courses required for this degree must be completed with a “C” or better to meet graduation requirements. | ||