Health Information Technology AAS Degree

For more information please see the Health Information Management Services Program Overview .

Purpose

Through a mixture of general education, professional course work, and professional practice at local health care facilities, students gain the knowledge and skills required to collect, analyze, and utilize health data essential to the health-care industry.

The degree will prepare health information technicians to master the entry-level competencies defined by the American Health Information Management Association, which are nationally accepted standards of practitioner roles and functions.

The HIMS program at CCC is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Students who graduate with the Associate of Applied Science degree in HIMS, will be eligible to take the national qualifying examination required for certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).

Note: This degree is available online

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Required Courses

HIMS 1250 - Introduction to Health Information Management 3 credit(s)
HIMS 1300 - Legal Aspects of Health Information Management 2 credit(s)
HIMS 1350 - Health Care Delivery Systems 2 credit(s)
HIMS 2250 - Health Care Statistics 2 credit(s)
HIMS 2300 - Health Information Management Applications I 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2350 - Health Information Management Applications II 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2410 - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Management 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2490 - Revenue Cycle Management 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2510 - ICD-10-CM 4 credit(s)
HIMS 2560 - CPT/HCPCS 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2570 - ICD-10-PCS 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2590 - Healthcare Reimbursement Methods 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2600 - Quality Assessment 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2620 - Applications for the Health Professional 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2700 - Professional Practice Experience 3 credit(s)
HIMS 2850 - Health Informatics Capstone 3 credit(s)
HLTH 1060 - Comprehensive Medical Terminology 3 credit(s)
HLTH 1100 - Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act 1 credit(s)
MEDA 1330 - Pharmacology 3 credit(s)
MEDA 2200 - Disease Conditions 3 credit(s)

Subtotal: 56

Basic Achievement Requirements

All graduates with an AA, AS, AAS or ADN will meet minimum achievements for math, writing and reading. Graduates can meet the requirement by:
Note: Scores for specific health program admission may vary from the scores listed. Please see the program director for more specific information.

	1. Acquiring appropriate Mandatory Assessment scores in math, writing and reading.
	OR
	2. Completing the following courses:
		a. MATH 0930 Practical Math OR MATH 0940 Pre-Algebra with a C or above.
		AND
		b. ENGL 0970 Reading & Writing Essentials II with a C or above.
	OR
	3. Completing a 1000-level MATH or ENGL course with a D or above.

General Education Core Requirements

All graduates with an AA, AS, AAS or ADN will complete:

GEN ED Group A: Communications 3 credit(s)
GEN ED Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 7 credit(s)
(Required:
BIOS 1250
AND
BIOS 1260
; OR
BIOS 2250
AND any MATH 3 credit(s))
GEN ED Group C: Career and Life Skills, D: Information & Technology Literacy or E: Global Awareness 3 credit(s)
(Required: INFO 1120 )
GEN ED Group A, B, C, D or E 2 credit(s)