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College Catalog 2017-2018 
    
College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIT 229 Professional Practice Experience

Credits: (3)
Students in the health information technology program are required to complete a professional practice experience within a healthcare setting. The main purpose of this experience is to integrate the didactic (lecture) component with the clinical (practice) components. Students will utilize the knowledge they have gained from the classroom lectures and laboratory experiences in the clinical setting. Each student will spend 15 days (120 hrs.) in a health care facility. Students may be required to complete activities within a simulated electronic medical record. The student is responsible for the arrangement and costs of transportation to and from the clinical site, parking and proper work attire. Prerequisite(s): HIT 101 , HIT 102 , HIT 108 , HIT 110 , HIT 201 , HIT 208 , HIT 212 , and permission of instructor; Co-requisite(s): HIT 202 .