| Health Information Technology
Degree and Certificate Requirements
2008-09 Catalog
Associate of Applied Science Degree
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) in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). AHIMA Web site: www.ahima.org.
The following are the basic requirements for admission
to the Health Information Technology (HIT) program:
- High school graduation or GED equivalence
- Interview with Chairperson
- Criminal background check
- ACCUPLACER scores of 95 on sentence skills, 80 on reading comprehension and 36 on arithmetic*
- *Students who do not achieve the required Math score must complete MAT 030.
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. Contact her at 303.797.5795 or annette.bigalk@arapahoe.edu.
| General Education Courses (15 Credit Hours) |
| ENG 121 |
English Composition I |
3 credits |
| COM 115 |
Public Speaking***, OR |
3 credits |
| COM 125 |
Interpersonal Communications*** |
3 credits |
| CIS 118 |
Introduction to PC Applications |
3 credits |
| PSY 101 |
General Psychology I |
3 credits |
| General Education Elective |
3 credits |
| Major Courses (50 Credit Hours) |
| HIT 101 |
Health Information Management Science |
6 credits |
| HIT 105 |
Physician Practice Coding and Reimbursement |
3 credits |
| HIT 111 |
Health Data Management |
3 credits |
| HIT 112 |
Legal Aspects |
2 credits |
| HIT 188 |
Health Information Practicum |
2 credits |
| HIT 221 |
ICD-9-CM Coding I |
5 credits |
| HIT 222 |
Quality Management |
3 credits |
| HIT 225 |
Health Information Management |
3 credits |
| HIT 231 |
ICD-9-CM Coding II |
5 credits |
| HIT 241 |
CPT Coding Basic Principles |
2 credits |
| HIT 251 |
Healthcare Vocabularies and Terminologies |
2 credits |
| HIT 288 |
Health Information Practicum II |
2 credits |
| HPR 178 |
Medical Terminology |
3 credits |
| MOT 125 |
Basic Medical Science I** |
3 credits |
| MOT 133 |
Basic Medical Science II** |
3 credits |
| MOT 135 |
Basic Medical Science III** |
3 credits |
| Total |
65 Credit Hours |
All major, general education and other courses required for this degree must be completed with a “C” or better to meet graduation requirements.
All courses are offered online except for HIT 188 and HIT 288.
**Students planning to transfer credits to another institution should complete BIO 201 and BIO 202 (Anatomy and Physiology I and II) and BIO 216 (Pathophysiology) instead of the Basic Medical Science courses.
***Students planning to transfer their speech credit to another institution should complete COM 115.
Health Information Technology ICD-9 Coding
Degree and Certificate Requirements
2008-09 Catalog
ICD-9-CM/CM Coding
Certificate
| Major Courses |
| HIT 221 |
ICD-9-CM Coding I |
5 credits |
| HIT 231 |
ICD-9-CM Coding II |
5 credits |
| HIT 241 |
CPT Coding Basic Principles |
2 credits |
| HPR 178 |
Medical Terminology |
3 credits |
| MOT 125 |
Basic Medical Science I* |
3 credits |
| MOT 133 |
Basic Medical Science II* |
3 credits |
| MOT 135 |
Basic Medical Science III* |
3 credits |
| Total |
24 Credit Hours |
| Optional Course Recommended: |
| HIT 105 |
Physician Coding and Reimbursement |
5 credits |
*Anatomy and Physiology may be substituted for the Basic Medical Science courses if previously completed for credit. In this situation, a current HPR 216 course must be completed for this certificate.
All major courses required for this degree must be completed with a “C” or better to meet graduation requirements.
Course Descriptions
| Degree Requirements |
