HITT190 Introduction to Health Information Technology
Department of Health Sciences: Health Information Technology
- I. Course Number and Title
- HITT190 Introduction to Health Information Technology
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is an introduction to healthcare delivery systems with emphasis on organizational compliance, structure and accreditation, licensing and/or certification with regulatory agencies. This course covers revenue cycle management, claims management, and bill reconciliation processes. Topics include chargemaster maintenance and health data classification.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
-
-
Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- Identify the regulators of healthcare, including government and non-government entities;
- Describe the role of the federal, state, and local governments in the provision of health care;
- Analyze Health Information Technology systems in terms of their support of organizational operations;
- Explain the relationship of the acute care medical record to the development of the organization-wide information management plan;
- Abstract medical records using the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set guidelines; and
- Analyze medical records to determine adherence to all state and federal guidelines.
-
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- functions of the health record
- content and structure of the health record
- electronic health records
- healthcare data sets
- clinical vocabularies and classification systems
- reimbursement methodologies
- health information technology functions
- secondary data sources
- healthcare statistics
- clinical quality management
- healthcare delivery systems
- ethical issues in health information technology
- principles of work planning and organizations
- chargemaster maintenance
-
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance-based tasks and projects. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
-
Revision/Approval Date: Approved 6/15/2011; New Core 8/2015; Revised 1/3/2022