Health Information Technology Program Arapahoe Community College 5900 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, CO 80120 Director: Annette Bigalk, RHIA Ph: 303-797-5795 Email: annette.bigalk@arapahoe.edu www.arapahoe.edu HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MEDICAL RECORDS) Associate of Applied Science Degree Health Information Technology Degree Requirements 2010-2011 Catalog Health Information Technology A.A.S. The Health Information Technology (HIT) program enables the student to develop the technical skills necessary for managing health information within the healthcare delivery system. The health information field has employment opportunities in hospitals, long term care, ambulatory care, mental health and other healthcare facilities as well as private industry. Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate is eligible to write the national certification examination and upon successful passing of this examination, receive the RHIT (Registered Health Information Technology) credential. This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM). The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA website: www.ahima.org. The following are the basic requirements for admission to the Health Information Technology (HIT) program: High School graduation or GED equivalence Criminal Background Check ACCUPLACER scores of 95 on sentence skills, 80 on reading comprehension, and 36 on arithmetic Interview with Chairperson: Students must contact Annette Bigalk, RHIA, HIT Program Chair for counseling and program planning prior to enrolling in any courses that are part of the HIT curriculum (303.797.5795) or annette.bigalk@arapahoe.edu.   Major Courses 50 Credit Hours HIT 101 Health Information Management Science  - 6 credits HIT 105 Principles of Health Care Reimbursement  - 3 credits HIT 111 Health Data Management and Information Systems  - 3 credits HIT 112 Legal Aspects  - 2 credits HIT 188 Health Information Practicum I  - 2 credits HIT 221 Clinical Classifications ICD-9-CM Coding I -  5 credits HIT 222 Quality Management  - 3 credits HIT 225 Health Information Management  - 3 credits HIT 231 Clinical Classifications ICD-9-CM Coding II  - 5 credits HIT 241 CPT Coding Basic Principles  - 2 credits HIT 251 Code Sets and Vocabularies  - 2 credits HIT 289 Health Information Capstone  - 2 credits HPR 178 Medical Terminology  - 3 credits **MOT 125 Basic Medical Science I  - 3 credits **MOT 133 Basic Medical Science II  - 3 credits **MOT 135 Basic Medical Science III  - 3 credits General Education Courses  - 15 credit hours ENG 121 English Composition I  -  3 credits COM 115 Public Speaking OR COM 125 Interpersonal Communications  - 3 credits CIS 118 Intro to PC Applications  - 3 credits PSY 101 General Psychology  - 3 credits General Education Elective  - 3 credits TOTAL 65 credit hours All major education and other courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to meet graduation requirements.