The Health Information Technology program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, compile, and report health information data for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment and research; to abstract and code clinical data using appropriate classification systems; and to analyze health records according to standards. Also, program graduates will develop leadership skills necessary to serve in a functional supervisory role in various components of the health information system. Students are required to complete three unpaid practica in the HIT program. Each practicum is 12 credit hours for a total of 120 contact hours per quarter.

ACCREDITATION
The Health Information Technology degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Health Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
Students graduating from the Health Information Technology Program with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology will be eligible to apply to take the American Health Information Management Association's national examination for certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).

MINIMUM PROGRAM LENGTH
108 credit hours,  1540 clock hours, 8 quarter(s)

PROGRAM TIMES
Day, evening and Online

ENTRANCE DATES
Every quarter for general education courses, fall quarter for program courses

TUITION
(per credit hour): $31.00

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Age: 16
High School Diploma/GED Required for Program Admission:Y
High School Diploma/GED Required for Program Completion:Y
Professional liability insurance fee:Y, $23.00
Test Scores Required:Y

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF CLINICAL/PRACTICUM SITES

Physical examination

Immunization records

2-step PPD

Hepatitis B vaccination or a completed declination form