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Health Information Technology – Certificate
Become a Health Information Technician, specializing in medical billing and coding, front office support, or medical transcription. Many of the certificate options can be completed by taking classes exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day, evening and weekend classes.
Program Prerequisites: Before enrolling in this program, you must successfully complete OAP 111A and/or have a keyboarding proficiency at 35+ wpm.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Become a coder, insurance or medical records technician, or transcriptionist in a medical facility or health care or insurance agency.
Academic Options: Continue your studies by taking additional courses toward the Health Information Technology associate's degree.
Locations: Downtown Campus
Department/Contact Information: Division Dean: 206-7134, Lead Faculty: 206-7145
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
| Required Core Courses |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| HIT 290 |
Health Information Technology Internship * |
4 |
| OAP 162 |
Medical Terms I |
3 |
| OAP 262 |
Medical Terms II |
3 |
| OAP 263 |
Medical Terminology for Disease Pathology |
3 |
| Subtotal |
13 |
| Concentrations: Complete courses from one concentration |
| Medical Billing and Coding Concentration |
| HIT 101 |
ICD-9 Coding I |
3 |
| HIT 102 |
CPT Coding |
3 |
| HIT 110 |
Medical Billing and Insurance I |
3 |
| HIT 111 |
Medical Billing and Insurance II |
3 |
| HIT 120 |
Pharmacology for Health Information Technology |
2 |
| Subtotal |
14 |
| Medical Front Office Support Concentration |
| CSA 110A |
Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel Module A |
1 |
| CSA 120A |
Word Processing: Word Module A |
1 |
| CSA 120B |
Word Processing: Word Module B |
1 |
| HIT 100 |
Introduction to Health Information Management |
2 |
| HIT 110 |
Medical Billing and Insurance I |
3 |
| OAP 132 |
Records Management: Filing Systems |
3 |
| OAP 161 |
Medical Office Procedures |
3 |
| Subtotal |
14 |
| Medical Transcription Concentration |
| BIO 160IN |
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology |
4 |
| HIT 120 |
Pharmacology for Health Information Technology |
2 |
| OAP 164 |
Medical Transcription I |
3 |
| OAP 264 |
Medical Transcription II |
3 |
| OAP 266 |
Medical Transcription III |
3 |
| Subtotal |
15 |
| Total |
27-28 |
* For students in their final semester of HIT course work.
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