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Sep 20, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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HIT 101 Introduction to Health Information Technology Credits: (3.5)
This course introduces the student to health information management practices. Emphasis will be placed on electronic information systems in hospitals and physician’s offices. Manual information systems will also be discussed. The student will study the history of the health information management profession and professional ethics. Students will evaluate healthcare documentation against regulatory, accreditation and facility specific standards. Students will be required to complete assignments utilizing a simulated electronic medical record system during and outside of class time.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe professional roles and careers in HIM.
- Develop and use appropriate professional communications including email, minutes, agendas and memorandums.
- Identify the role and makeup of AHIMA,CCHIIM and CAHIIM.
- Collect and maintain health data (such as data elements, data sets and databases) and conduct analysis to insure documentation supports diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
- Apply policies and procedures to ensure accuracy of data and verify timeliness, completeness, accuracy and appropriate of data and data sources for patient care, management, billing reports, registries or databases.
- Apply policies and procedures to ensure organizational compliance with regulation and accreditation standards and guidelines.
- Maintain the accuracy and completeness of patient record as defined by organization policy, medical staff bylaws and external regulations and standards.
- Identify the function and content of Medical Staff Bylaws and provide examples of how they affect hospital organization and healthcare documentation.
- Differentiate the roles of various providers and disciplines throughout the continuum of healthcare and respond to their information needs.
- Apply current laws, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards related to health information initiatives from the national, state, local and facility levels.
- Apply and promote ethical standards of practice.
- Assess how cultural issues affect quality, access, cost and HIM.
- Use technology, including hardware and software, to ensure data collection, storage, analysis and reporting of information.
- Use specialized software in completion of the HIM processes such as record tracking, release of information, registries, imaging and the electronic health record.
- Use appropriate electronic or imaging technology for data/record storage.
- Maintain archival and retrieval systems for patient information stored in multiple formats.
- Apply confidentiality and security measures to protect paper and electronic health information.
- Protect data integrity and validity using software and hardware technology.
- Explain various methods for patient access to their health information such as patient portals, PHRs and mobile technology.
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