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Health Information Technology
The Health Information Technology program trains health information
technicians to provide reliable and valid information that drives the
healthcare industry. The program utilizes standards established by the
American Health Information Management Association to train entry-level
technicians to effectively work with health information systems, manage
medical records and code information for reimbursement and research.
Students will leave the program with the knowledge and skills necessary
to use, analyze, present, abstract, code, store and/or retrieve
healthcare data for the support of departmental operations, and clinical
and business decision making in healthcare or related organizations.
Employment is available in a variety of settings including hospitals,
managed care organizations, long-term care facilities, consulting and
law firms, skilled nursing facilities, physician practices, insurance
companies, and more. In addition, graduates of associate degree programs
in HIT may transfer into HIA baccalaureate degree programs. Graduates of
baccalaureate degree programs are known as health information
administrators.
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Health Information Technology |
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Recommended Sequence of Courses |
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Semester I |
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PSYC 100 First year Seminar Orientation |
1 |
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CSIS 100 Microcomputer Business Applications |
3 |
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ALHT 110 Health Information Technology |
3 |
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ALHT 120 Health Information Technology Lab |
3 |
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ALHE 105 Medical Terminology |
3 |
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ENGL 101 English Composition I |
3 |
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Total -
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14 |
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Semester II |
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ALHT 130 Introduction to Medical Coding |
3 |
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BIOL 257 Human Anatomy & Physiology |
3 |
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BIOL 258 Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab |
2 |
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PSYC 155 General Psychology |
3 |
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ALHE 122 Introduction to Pharmacology |
3 |
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Total- |
14 |
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Semester III |
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ALHT 150 Billing & Insurance |
3 |
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ALHT 160 Billing & Insurance Lab |
1 |
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NURS 230 Pathophysiology |
3 |
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ALHT 205 Healthcare Statistics |
3 |
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ALHT 230 Ambulatory/Emergency Room Coding |
3 |
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ALHT 235 Ambulatory/Emergency Room Coding Lab
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2 |
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Total- |
15 |
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Semester IV |
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COMM 213 Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
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ALHT 215
Quality Improvement |
3 |
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ALHT 220 Mgmt & Supervision |
3 |
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ALHT 210 Legal Aspects of Health Information |
3 |
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ALHT 240 Acute/Long Term/Specialty Coding |
3 |
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ALHT 245 Acute/Long Term/Specialty Coding Lab |
2 |
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Total- |
17 |
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Semester V |
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ALHT 255 Health Info Technology Clinical Affiliation |
4 |
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Total- |
4 |
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Total Program Credits
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64 |
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Jo Jurgensen
Health Information Technology Instructor/Coordinator
(800) SAY-NCCC, ext 534 (Kansas Only)
(620) 431-2820, ext 534 (Outside of Kansas)
jjurgensen@neosho.edu |
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