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Health Information Technology
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[Health Information Technology] [ Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist ]

CURRICULUM
Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree

Course format

Theory is presented in lectures. Laboratory projects reinforce lectures and provide hands-on experiences simulating on-the-job activities. Several online classes are available. Some classes are taught in hybrid format, e.g., part online and part on campus. Clinical practice is provided in which the student is assigned to one or more clinical sites.

Program requirements 

Students are required to confer with HCI program faculty for curriculum planning due to prerequisite requirements in many courses and because not all courses are offered each quarter.   There are several types of plans that students can choose to complete their curriculum.  Two suggested sequences are provided to you below for full-time students and one for part-time students.  It is important to meet with an HCI faculty member to advise you.

Suggested Curriculum Plans

Suggested Sequence of Classes – Plan A – Full-Time Student 

Fall, Year 1

 

Winter, Year 1

 


Spring , Year 1

 


 Summer, Year 1

 


 Fall, Year 2

 

Winter, Year 2

 

Spring, Year 2

Biol&170
HCI 134
HCI 120

HCI 174
HCI 175
HCI 125
HCI 171

HCI 172
HCI 154
HCI 170
CIS 105


HCI 173
ENGL& 101
HCI 179
See list

HCI 219
HCI 225
HCI 228
BUSTC170

HCI 220
HCI 226
HCI 234

HCI 224
HCI 235
See list

Human Biology
Medical Terminology
Survey of Health Care Delivery

Pharmacology
Human Diseases
Hospital and Clinic Records
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

CPT Coding
Medical Reimbursement
Legal Aspects of Health Care
Computer Applications or other Quantitative Reasoning course

Intermediate Medical Coding
Composition and Expository Prose
Clinical Practice I
Physical Education

Statistics in Health Care
Computers in Health Care
Medical Coding Practicum
Access

Quality Improvement in Health Care
Alternate Care Records
Clinical Practice II 

Management for Health Information Supervisors
Health Information Technology Capstone Course
Multicultural Understanding*

5
5
4

3
5
5
5

4
5
4
5


5
5
1
3

4
5
2
5

3
3
4

5
4
3-5

*A Multicultural Understanding course must be taken from the approved list.  As of May 2008 the following classes meet this requirement:  CMST 203 (previously SpCmu103) Communication Across Differences, IASTU 105 (previously IASTU 103) Introduction to Multicultural Studies, IASTU 284/284W dual listed as WOMEN 284/284 W Gender, Race and Class.

 Suggested Sequence of Classes – Plan B – Full-Time Student 

Summer, Year 1


Fall, Year 1

 


Winter, Year 1

 

Spring , Year 1

 

 Summer, Year 1

 
 
Fall, Year 2

 

Winter, Year 2

 

Spring, Year 2

BIOL&170
Eng 101

HCI 134
HCI 120
HCI 174
CIS 105

HCI 175
HCI 125
HCI 173

HCI 172
HCI 154
HCI 170
HCI 225

HCI 173
HCI 179
See list

HCI 210
HCI 228
BusTc 170

HCI 220
HCI 226
HCI 234

HCI 224
HCI 235
See list

Human Biology
Composition and Expository Prose

Medical Terminology
Survey of Health Care Delivery
 Pharmacology
Computer Applications

Human Diseases
Hospital and Clinic Records
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

CPT Coding
Medical Reimbursement
Legal Aspects of Health Care
Computers in Health Care

Intermediate Medical Coding
Clinical Practice I
Physical Education

Statistics in Health Care
Medical Coding Practicum
Access

Quality Improvement in Health Care
Alternate Care Records
Clinical Practice II 

Management for Health Information Supervisors
Health Information Technology Capstone Course
Multicultural Understanding*

5
5

5
4
3
5

5
5
5

4
5
4
5

5
1
3

4
2
5

3
3
4

5
4
3-5

Suggested Sequence of Classes – Plan C – Part-Time Student 

Summer, Year 1

 
 Fall, Year 1

 
Winter, Year 1

 
Spring , Year 1

 
Summer, Year 1

 
Fall, Year 2

 
Winter, Year 2


 Spring, Year 2

 
Summer, Year 2

 
Fall, Year 3

 
Winter, Year 3


 Spring, Year 3

ENG& 101
CIS 105

BIOL&170
HCI 134

HCI 125
BUSTC 170

HCI 170
HCI 225

See list
See list

HCI 120
HCI 174

HCI 175
HCI 171

HCI 172
HCI 154

HCI 173
HCI 179

HCI219
HCI 228

HCI 220
HCI 226
HCI 234

HCI 224
HCI 235

Composition and Expository Prose
Computer Applications

Human Biology
Medical Terminology

Hospital and Clinic Records
Access

Legal Aspects of Health Care
Computers in Health Care

Physical Education
Multicultural Understanding*

Survey of Health Care Delivery
Pharmacology

Human Diseases
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

CPT Coding
Medical Reimbursement

Intermediate Medical Coding
Clinical Practice I

Statistics in Health Care
Medical Coding Practicum

Quality Improvement in Health Care
Alternate Care Records
Clinical Practice II

Management for Health Information Supervisors
Health Information Technology Capstone Course

5
5

5
5

5
5

4
5

3
3-5

4
3

5
5

4
5

5
1

4
2

3
3
4

5
4

*A Multicultural Understanding course must be taken from the approved list.  As of May 2008 the following classes meet this requirement:  CMST 203 (previously SpCmu103) Communication Across Differences, IASTU 105 (previously IASTU 103) Introduction to Multicultural Studies, IASTU 284/284W dual listed as WOMEN 284/284W Gender, Race and Class.

Recommended Electives (Not Required)

BUSTC 150

Excel

5

ACCT 101

Accounting Principles

5

CIS

Most Computer Information Systems courses when prerequisites are met

 

 

Communications courses for ESL students