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Health Information Technology - AAS Degree |
| Associate in Applied Science in Health Information Technology |
Program Curriculum Code: A45360
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* HIT Classes are offered online through Pitt Community College. The Pitt Community College Health Information Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). |
| | Course
Hours
Class | Per
Week
Lab |
Clinicals |
Semester
Hours
Credit | | FIRST SEMESTER (Fall) | | ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 |
0 |
1 | | BIO 168 | Anatomy & Physiology I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| ENG 111 |
Expository Writing |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 110 |
Health Information Orientation |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
*HIT 114 |
Health Data Systems/Standards |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 122 |
Prof Practice Exp I |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
MED 121 |
Medical Terminology I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| |
14 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
| SECOND SEMESTER (Spring) |
BIO 169 |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| CIS 110 |
Introduction to Computers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| ENG 114 | Professional Res & Reporting | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 112 |
Health Law and Ethics |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
MED 122 |
Medical Terminology II |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
PSY 150 |
General Psychology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| |
17 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
| THIRD SEMESTER (Summer) |
BIO 175 |
General Microbiology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 212 |
ICD-9-CM Coding |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
*HIT 226 |
Principles of Disease |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
MAT 110 |
Math Measurement (or higher) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| |
10 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER (Fall) |
*HIT 210 |
Health Care Statistics |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 214 |
CPT/Other Coding Systems |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
*HIT 216 |
Quality Management |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
*HIT 220 |
Computers in Health Care |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
*HIT 222 |
Prof Practice Exp III |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
HUM 115 |
Critical Thinking |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| |
8 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
| FIFTH SEMESTER (Spring) |
DBA 110 |
Database Concepts |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 215 |
Reimbursement Methodologies |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
*HIT 218 |
Management Principles in HIT |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
*HIT 224 |
Prof Practice Exp IV |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
*HIT 280 |
Professional Issues |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
9 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit: |
76 |
| | | | ACA 115 may be substituted for ACA 111. BIO 165 and BIO 166 may be substituted for BIO 168 and BIO 169. BIO 275 may be substituted for BIO 175 |
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