238 Elective Courses (5 credit hours required) HAS 3150 Community Health Agencies and Services (3) HAS DV3190 Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3) HAS 4320 Health Care Economics and Policy (3) HAS 4620 International Health & Health Care (3) HAS 4740 Senior Seminar (1) HAS 4800 Individual Study (1-3) HAS 4990 Seminar (1) HIM 3010 Info Tech in Health Care Management (3) HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3) • Health Promotion Emphasis Required Courses (15 credit hours) HAS 3000 The Health Care System (2) HAS 3150 Community Health Agencies and Services (3) or HLTH 3150 Community Health Agencies and Services (3) HLTH 3000 Foundations of Health Promotion (3) HLTH 3200* Methods in Health Education (3) HLTH 4150 Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs (4) Elective Courses (6 credit hours minimum) HLTH LS1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3) HLTH 1110 Stress Management (3) HLTH 1300 First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (3) HLTH 2700 Consumer Health (3) HLTH 3400 Substance Abuse Prevention (3) HLTH DV3420 Multicultural Health & Nutrition (3) HLTH 3500 Human Sexuality (3) HLTH 4220 Women's Health Issues (3) HLTH 4250 Contemporary Health Issues of Adolescents (2) HLTH 4420 Health & Nutrition in the Older Adult (3) HLTH 4800 Individual Proj ects f 1 -3) HLTH 4860 Field Experience (2-6) HAS 3020 Health Qre Marketing (3) HAS 3240 Human Resource Development in Health Care (3) HAS 3260 Health Care Administrative & Supervisory Theory (3) HAS 4320 Health Care Economics and Policy (3) HAS 4400 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration (3) H A S 4 410* Clinical Instructional Design & Evaluation (3) HAS 4420 Clinical Instructional Skills (3) HAS 4620 International Health & Health Care (3) HIM SI3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3) *HAS 4410 may be substituted for HLTH 3200. • Long-Term Care Administration Emphasis Required Courses (11 credit hours) HAS 3000 The Health Care System (2) HAS 3020 Health Qre Marketing (3) HAS 3260 Health Care Administrative & Supervisory Theory (3) HAS 4520 Long-Term Care Administration (2) HAS 4525 Health Facility Operations (1) Elective Courses (6 credit hours required) HAS 3150 Community Health Agencies and Services (3) HAS DV3190 Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3) HAS 3230 Health Communication (3) HAS 3240 Human Resource Development in Health Care (3) HAS 4320 Health Care Economics and Policy (3) HAS 4400 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration (3) HAS 4620 International Health & Health Care (3) HAS 4740 Senior Seminar (1) HAS 4990 Seminar (1) HIM 3010 Info Technology in Health Care Management (3) HIM SI3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3) HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3) GERT 2220 Intro to Social Gerontology (3) GERT 3000 Death & Dying (3) GERT 3120 Aging: Adaptation & Behavior (3) Health Information Technology Health Information Technicians perform the essential functions of maintaining health data and records in acute, long-term, and ambulatory health care settings. Opportunities also exist in related health care settings, e.g., insurance companies, medical clinics, computer software vendors, and health maintenance organizations. These functions include, but are not limited to, the coding of diseases and operations, maintaining statistics, transcribing medical reports, performing DRG and utilization review procedures, supervising employees. In addition to classroom and laboratory course work, students participate in a supervised clinical experience in a hospital medical record department or other health information environment. The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, in cooperation with the American Health Information Management Association. Successful completion of the Health Information Technology two-year program leads to an associate of applied science degree and the student is then eligible to sit for the national accrediting exam. Students passing this national examination may use the professional designation Registered Health Inf ormation Technician. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (A.A.S.) » Program Prerequisite: Be accepted to the program. See Admission Requirements below. » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in required courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 63 credit hours is required for graduation. Advisement Health Information Technology students should meet with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call 801-626- 7242 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements All students interested in the Health Information Technology Program must take HIM 2000, Introduction to the Health Information Systems & Settings, in the fall semester of the year in which they wish to enter. During that course, faculty will provide an overview of the profession and details about job duties, work environments, and professional responsibilities and opportunities. Various assignments and exercises are assigned which help to give faculty a clearer picture of each student's individual abilities. Each student completes a program application during the course. A $20 application fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted. At mid term of HIM 2000, faculty will sum each student's points earned in the following areas: 1) GPA in required courses taken outside the department x2; 2) index points assigned by faculty on the basis of the student's performance in HIM 2000, Le. profession- Weber State University 2005-2006 Catalog