278 Elective Courses (5 credit hours required) HAS 3150 Community Health Agencies and Services (3) HAS DV3190 Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3) HAS 3750 Health Care Financial Administration (3) HAS 4320 Health Care Economics and Policy (3) HAS 4620 International Health Sc Health Care (3) HAS 4740 Senior Seminar (1) HAS 4800 Individual Study (1-3) HAS 4990 Seminar (1) HIM 3000 Computer Applications in Health Care (3) HIM SI3200 Epidemiology Sc Biostatistics (3) HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3) HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS Students in this minor must be majoring with a BS/BA degree in Information Systems and Technologies or Computer Science. Required Courses (17 credit hours) HIM 2000 Introduction to Health Information (4) HIM 2330 Classification Systems Topics Sc Reimbursement (2) HIM 2500 Healthcare Database Management and Security (3) HIM 3000 Computer Applications in Health Care (3) HIM 3500 Biomedical Research Support (2) HIM 4100 Health Information Services Management (3) HEALTH PROMOTION EMPHASIS Required Courses (16 credit hours) HAS 3000 The Health Care System (3) 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 Sc Planning Health Promotion Programs (4) Elective Courses (6 credit hours minimum) HLTHLS1020 HLTH 1110 HLTH 1300 HLTH 2700 HLTH 3320 HLTH 3400 HLTHDV3420 HLTH 3500 HLTHSI4013 HLTH 4220 HLTH 4250 HLTH 4800 HLTH 4860 HLTH 4890 HAS 3020 HASDV3190 HAS 3230 HAS 3240 HAS 3260 HAS 4320 HAS 4400 HAS 4410* HAS 4420 HAS 4620 HIM SI3200 *HAS4410mavbe Foundations in Nutrition (3) Stress Management (3) First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (3) Consumer Health (3) Health Sc Nutrition in the Older Adult (3) Substance Abuse Prevention (3) Multicultural Health Sc Nutrition (3) Human Sexuality (3) Health Promotion Research Sc Assessment (3) Women's Health Issues (3) Contemporary Health Issues of Adolescents (2) Individual Projects (1-3) Field Experience (2-6) Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) Health Care Marketing (3) Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3) Health Communication (3) Human Resource Development in Health Care (3) Health Care Administrative Sc Supervisory Theory (3) Health Care Economics and Policy (3) Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration (3) Clinical Instructional Design Sc Evaluation (3) Clinical Instructional Skills (3) International Health Sc Health Care (3) Epidemiology Sc Biostatistics (3) substituted for HLTH 3200. LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS Required Courses (12 credit hours) HAS 3000 The Health Care System (3) HAS 3020 Health Care Marketing (3) HAS 3260 Health Care Administrative Sc 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 Sc Health Care (3) HAS 4740 Senior Seminar (1) HAS 4990 Seminar (1) HIM 3000 Computer Applications in Health Care (3) HIM SI3200 Epidemiology Sc Biostatistics (3) HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3) GERT 2220 Intro to Social Gerontology (3) GERT 3000 Death Sc Dying (3) GERT 3120 Aging: Adaptation Sc 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 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 accrediting 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 1110 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. Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog