For Program Information please contact:
Andrea Mignott, MBA, RHIA
Program Director
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4511.

amignott@atlantatech.edu

THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM
The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Information Technology prepares students for employment as health information technicians in the allied health field. Health Information Technicians are responsible for maintaining components of health information systems consistent with the medical,administrative, ethical, legal, accreditation, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare delivery system. Health Information Technicians possess 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; abstract and code clinical data using appropriate classification systems; and analyze health records according to standards. The health information technician may be responsible for functional supervision of the various components of the health information system.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Information Technology are prepared for professional positions in hospitals, physicians’ offices, state and federal health care agencies, clinics, managed care organizations, behavioral health facilities, consulting and law firms, ambulatory care facilities, information system vendors, insurance companies, and long-term care facilities.

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

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
Students graduating from an accredited 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
CORE COURSES
Curriculum
NAME
NO.
GENERAL CORE
CREDIT
   
Area 1-Humanities/Fine Arts
  
ENG 191 Composition and Rhetoric
5
ENG 193 Literature and Composition
5
SPC 191 Fundamentals of Speech
5
   
Area II-Social/Behavioral Sciences
  
PSY 191 Introduction to Psychology
5
   
Area III-Natural Science/Mathematics
  
MAT 191 College Algebra
5
BIO 193 Anatomy & Physiology I
5
BIO 194 Anatomy & Physiology II
5
AHS 109 Medical Terminology
3
   
Area IV-Computer Technology
  
SCT 100 Intro to Microcomputers
3
       

NAME
NO.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL COURSES
CREDIT
AHS 155 Epidemiology
3
HCMT 203 Healthcare Supervision
5
HCMT 204 Healthcare Management
5
HIT 201 Introduction to Health Info Technology
3
HIT 202 Legal Aspects of Health Info Technology
3
HIT 203 Health Data Management
5
HIT 204 Healthcare Statistics and Research
4
HIT 205 Performance Improvement
3
HIT 206 Health Info Technology Practicum I
4
HIT 207 Health Info Technology Practicum II
4
HIT 208 Health Info Technology Practicum III
4
HIT 210 Computers in Health Care
3
HIT 215 Coding and Classification I
4
HIT 216 Coding and Classification II
4
HIT 217 Coding and Classification III
3
MAS 103 Pharmacology
5
MAS 112 Human Diseases
5
     
108

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