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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HIT 220 Health Informatics and EHR’s (1-2-0-2)
Prerequisites: HIT 114 and CIS 110 or CIS 111
This course covers electronic health record (EHR) systems, design, implementation and ap-
plication. Topics include EHR, Informatics, speech & imaging technology, information/network security & integrity, data dictionaries, modeling and warehousing. Upon completion, students should be able to facilitate usage of electronic health record systems and other technologies.
HIT 221 Lifecycle of EHR (2-2-0-3)
This course covers the system selection, design and implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) in integrated delivery networks. Topics include the system development life cycle, analysis of existing systems, required resources, and common resource constraints. Upon completion, students should be able to understand system development life cycles, analyze design and engineering, and make recommendations to improve ef ciency of operations.
HIT 222 Professional Practice III (0-0-6-2)
This course provides supervised clinical experience in health care settings. Emphasis is placed on practical application of curriculum concepts to the health care setting. Upon completion, students should be able to apply health information theory to health care facility practices.
HIT 225 Healthcare Informatics (3-2-0-4)
This course covers data analysis to support decision making, patient care, and regulatory compliance. Topics include clinical terminology and vocabulary systems, data capture meth- odology, data presentation and reporting, and initiatives to improve the quality of patient care. Upon completion, students should be able to identify data elements and sets, analyze capture methodology in healthcare settings, analyze compliance issues and make improve- ment recommendations
HIT 226 Principles of Disease (3-0-0-3)
Prerequisite: BIO 169
This course covers disease etiology and organ system involvement, including physical
signs and symptoms, prognoses, and common complications and their management. Topics include basic microbiology, basic pharmacology, and principles of disease. Upon completion, students should be able to relate disease processes to etiology, physical signs and symptoms, prognosis, and common complications and their management.
HIT 227 Informatics Project Management (2-2-0-3)
This course covers the required skills needed for implementing healthcare IT applications, with emphasis on electronic health records (EHR). Topics include leadership development skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, organizational change management, project manage- ment software, and the study of communication skills required across healthcare disciplines. Upon completion, students should be able to effectively collaborate and communicate with healthcare disciplines to implement informatics projects within the healthcare setting.
HIT 280 Professional Issues (2-0-0-2)
Prerequisite: HIT 211
This course provides a comprehensive discussion of topics common to the health information
profession. Emphasis is placed on application of professional competencies, job search tools, and preparation for the certi cation examination. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in entry-level domains and subdomains for health information technologies.
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