Health Information Technician - AAS Degree (2012-2013)
Willmar (65 Credits) - Education Plan

Health Information Technicians are an essential part of the health information and health care team. Health Information Technicians control the use and release of health information in clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, government agencies, insurance companies - any place where medical information is generated, collected and stored. This career combines health, business and legal aspects into a promising future. Most program graduates obtain employment in coding, release of information, quality improvement, abstracting or supervision. This is a two-year program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM) in association with the American Health Information Management Association's Council on Accreditation. Graduates of an accredited program are eligible to take a national registration exam allowing them to become a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
 
Course Outline
 
Required Courses
(19 Courses)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
ADS 1300 Medical Terminology 2 
ADS 1303 Pharmacology in the Medical Office 3 
ADS 1304 Applied Medical Terminology 2 
ADS 1310 Medical Transcription, Quality Management and Production 3 
GSWS 1401 Employment Preparation 1 
HIMC 1100 Fundamentals of Health Information 3 
HIMC 1150 Legal Aspects of Health Information 2 
HIMC 1250 Health Information Technician Experiential Foundations 2 
HIMC 1300 Alternative Health Record Systems 2 
HIMC 1350 Pathophysiology 3 
HIMC 2000 ICD-9-CM Coding 3 
HIMC 2001 CPT Coding 3 
HIMC 2004 Advanced Coding 3 
HIMC 2020 Health Information Technology Review 1 
HIMC 2030 Certified Coding Assistant Review 1 
HIMC 2040 Quality Management and Healthcare Statistics 3 
HIMC 2240 Supervision of Health Information 3 
HIMC 2250 Health Information Technician Experiential Capstone 2-3*
HIMC 2270 Computerized Health Information 2 
Total Credits: 44  
Note there is a data error. The credits listed in this section total 42 while the section is listed as having 44 credits.
 
Goal Area 1: Communications
(select 3 credits from the courses below)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
CMST 121 Introduction to Communication 3 
ENGL 121 College Composition I - Critical Reading & Writing 3 
Total Credits: 3  
 
Goal Area 3: Natural Sciences
(these courses are not required but are recommended)
One of the following combinations of courses is required: ADS 1301 and BIOL 108 OR BIOL 210, BIOL 211, and CHEM 101 (or higher chemistry).
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
ADS 1301 Anatomy/Physical Disease Conditions I 3 
BIOL 108 Human Biology 4 
BIOL 210 Human Anatomy 4 
BIOL 211 Human Physiology 4 
CHEM 101 Survey of Chemistry 4 
 
Goal Area 4: Mathematics/Logical Reasoning
(1 Course)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
MATH 201 Elementary Statistics 3 
Total Credits: 3  
 
Goal Area 5: History and the Social/Behavioral Sciences
(these courses are not required but are recommended)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
PSYC 131 Introduction to Psychology 4 
SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology 3 
 
General Education Elective Courses
As needed to complete at least 20 credits of general education (Goal 3 courses apply to the General Education electives)
See your advisor to select courses that fulfill this requirement.
Total Credits: 15  
 
Total AAS Degree Credits: 65  

*Credits for this course are variable. See your Advisor about this course.