239 HAS 6300 Quality Improvement and Risk Management in Health Services Organizations (3) HAS 6400 Strategic Health Planning and Creative Leadership (3) HAS 6500 Capstone Project (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 Information 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, i.e. professionalism, communications, work experience, and diversity. The students applying for admission that year are then ranked according to their total points, and approximately the top 20 are admitted to the program for that year. General Education Refer to pages 36-41 for Associate of Applied Science requirements. Course Requirements for A.A.S. Degree Health Information Courses Required (23 credit hours) HIM 2000 Intro to Health Information (4) HIM 2200 Health Information Statistics (3) HIM 2300 Basic Diagnosis and Procedural Coding (2) HIM 2310 Advanced ICD Coding (2) HIM 2320 Advanced Procedural Coding (2) HIM 2330 Classification Systems Topics & Reimbursement Issues (2) HIM 2861 (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) HIM 2862 (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2) HIM 3010 Info Technology in Health Care Management (2) HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement (2) Support Courses Required (27 credit hours) HthSci 1101 Medical Terminology (2) HthSci LSI 110 Biomedical Core (4) HthSci 1111 Biomedical Core (4) HthSci 2230 Intro to Pathophysiology (3) HAS 3000 The Health Care System (2) HAS 3260 Health Care Administrative & Supervisory Theory (3) HAS 4400 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration (3) TBE TE 1700 Microcomputer Applications (3) Math QL 1030 Contemporary Mathematics (3) orHIMSI3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3) HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COURSES - HAS HAS 3000. The Health Care System (2) F, S A study of the U.S. healthcare system to help students understand the critical issues facing healthcare in its ever-changing environment and to gain a sense of the complex multidimensional nature of healthcare delivery in the United States. HAS 3020. Health Care Marketing (3) Su, F, S This course outlines the application of marketing principles to health care organizations and the public health arena. Students will apply those principles in the development of a marketing plan. HAS 3150. Community Health Care Delivery Systems (3) F, S This course covers the roots of public and community health, its origins and historical evolution. Students will leam about and experience the management of public health programs, the prevention and epidemiology of disease, disability and dependency, as well as the inter-relationship among community/public health and the environment, human development, behavioral disorders and health care services. HAS 3190. Patient Education (3) S An introduction to patient education and health promotion with emphasis on program planning, implementation, intervention skills, and program evaluation in a medical care setting. HAS 3230. Health Communication (3) F, S A broad examination of communication theory, application, and research in health care delivery and management. Examines many different levels and channels of communication including the development and application of interpersonal communication, General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Jnterdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HI NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER State Univ 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y