294 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 dassroom and laboratory course work, students partidpate 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 Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education. 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 certification exam. Students passing this national examination may use the professional designation Registered Health Information Technician. Health Information Technology associate of applied science degree (aas) » Program Prerequisite: HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology and HTHS LSI 110 Biomedical Core with a grade of "C" or better. » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in required courses (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » 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 Each student must complete a program application prior to or while enrolled in HIM 2000, Introduction to the Health Information Systems Sc Settings. A $25 application fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted. 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, i.e. professionalism, communications, work experience, and diversity. The students applying for admission that year are then ranked according to thdr total points, and approximatdy the top 20 are admitted to the program for that year. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for Associate of Applied Sdence requirements. Major Course Requirements for AAS Degree Program Prerequisites (6 credit hours) HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology (2) HTHS LSI 110 Biomedical Core (4) Health Information Courses Required (30 credit hours) HIM 2000 Intro to Health Information (3) HIM 2250 Health Care Privacy and Security (3) HIM 2300 Diagnosis Coding (3) HIM 2320 Ambulatory Sc Physician Office Coding (3) HIM 2330 Classification Systems Topics Sc Reimbursement Issues (2) HIM 2410 ICD-10-PCS Coding (2) HIM 2500 Healthcare Database Management Sc Security (3) HIM 2861 (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) HIM 2862 (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) HIM 2863 Professional Practice Experience in Coding (1) HIM 3000 Computer Applications in Health Care (3) HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3) Support Courses Required (17.5-21 credit hours) HTHS 1111 Biomedical Core (4) HTHS 2230 Intro to Pathophysiology (3) HTHS 2240 Intro to Pharmacology (3) HAS 3000 The Health Care System (3) TBE TE1700 Microcomputer Applications (3) or TBE 1701, TBE 1702, and TBE 1703 (3) or TBE 1501, TBE 1502, and TBE 1503 (1.5) MATH QL1030 Contemporary Mathematics (3) or HIM 3200 Epidemiology Sc Biostatistics (3) or HTHS 1108 Biocalculations for Health Professions (5) HEALTHCARE CODING & CLASSIFICATION INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATE » Grade Requirements: To recdve a Healthcare Coding Sc Classification Certificate the student must complete all courses in the certificate program with a grade of "C" or higher (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: 27 credit hours as specified. Program Description This program provides training to candidates interested in the application of disease and operation codes to episodes of care in the U.S. healthcare system. There currently is a nationwide shortage of qualified healthcare coders. Qualified coders are needed at all levels of the healthcare system to provide coded dinical data for reimbursement and research purposes. The program develops the ability of students to use the International Classification of Diseases, version 9 (ICD-9-CM) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) of the American Medical Association. The program develops expertise for both outpatient/office practice and acute-care inpatient levels of proficiency. Use and application of both coding schemes in the systems of reimbursement for healthcare services is also developed. Completion of all courses earns the student a Healthcare Coding Sc Classification Certificate and prepares them to sit for the American Health Information Management Association's Certified Coding Associate (CCA) certification examination. Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Program Prerequisites (6 credit hours) HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology (2) HTHS LSI 110 Biomedical Core (4) Courses Required (21 credit hours) HTHS 1111 Biomedical Core (4) HTHS 2230 Intro to Pathophysiology (3) HTHS 2240 Intro to Pharmacology (3) HIM 2300 Diagnosis Coding (3) HIM 2320 Ambulatory Sc Physician Office Coding (3) HIM 2330 Classification Systems Topics Sc Reimbursement Issues (2) HIM 2410 ICD-10-PCS Coding (2) HIM 2863 Professional Practice Experience in Coding (1) Weber State University 2011 -2012 Catalog