HCT 61 provides an overview of the evolution of medicine and health care delivery. Development and organization of health care professions, including health information management and medical assisting. Emphasis on inpatient, outpatient, and physician office record content; numbering and filing systems; and electronic health record adoption. This is a highly interactive face-to-face class. Students have many opportunities to collaborate with one another, enjoy in-class learning activities and interact with the instructors.

This class follows the SF-IBEST (San Francisco Module Integrated Basic Education Skills Training) technique. This education modules involves two instructors that team-teach the course. The HIT instructor (Ziemba) is responsible for content and the ESL instructor (Helmy) is responsible for supporting basic communication skills.

Students learn not only the basics of health care delivery but also gain valuable presentation skills, written and spoken English competence and cooperative. teamwork. Assessments and many assignments are delivered online via Canvas. Other exciting assignments and activities are completed in class or initiated in class and completed online.

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HIT 63 provides instruction in healthcare delivery systems utilized in health information management practice with emphasis on secondary data sources, accreditation and regulatory requirements, alternative healthcare settings, the electronic health record (EHR), and healthcare information systems.

You will have an opportunity to explore not only Acute Care, Ambulatory and Behavioral Health but also some of the uncommonly discussed but equally important delivery systems such as Correctional Health, Indian Health Services and Veterinary Medicine to name a few example

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HIT 65 provides an in-depth study of basic hospital and health statistics including sources, definitions, and use of health data. Computerized and manual methods of collecting, processing, and preparing statistical reports and spreadsheets for health care management, including various methods of presenting data, predictability studies, data mining, calculation of common rates and percentages.

Students will learn not only how to use formulas commonly used in the healthcare arena but will also explore online data repositories, interpret data and create information and learn how to use data for predictive analytics. Students will learn how to use appropriate quantitative and qualitative methodologies to collect and analyze statistical data related to patient care and services and apply data to administrative decisions and problem solving.

Class is very interactive with group activities and in-class research blended with lectures and demonstrations.

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HIT 77A provide students with supervised professional practice experience in performing tasks health information departments or other types of health information practice settings at affiliated facilities. Emphasis is on the clinical application of the principles and practice of health information management. provides instruction in healthcare delivery systems utilized in health information management practice with emphasis on secondary data sources, accreditation and regulatory requirements, alternative healthcare settings, the electronic health record (EHR), and healthcare information systems.

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HIT 77B provide students with advanced, specialty professional practice experience in performing specific activities in the HIM setting. Emphasis is on legal aspects, quality and risk management, utilization review, management and supervision, CPT and ICD coding, DRG assignment, healthcare statistics and electronic health records. Preparation and review for national certification examination. provides instruction in healthcare delivery systems utilized in health information management practice with emphasis on secondary data sources, accreditation and regulatory requirements, alternative healthcare settings, the electronic health record (EHR), and healthcare information systems.

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HIT 78 provides an in-depth study of the healthcare reimbursement systems currently in use in the United States. Students will have an opportunity to study the historical developments of the U.S. reimbursement and payment systems in various healthcare settings. Emphasis is on healthcare reimbursement methodologies, prospective payment systems, clinical coding, coding compliance, voluntary healthcare insurance plans, government-sponsored health care programs, managed care plans, revenue cycle management, and quality issues. This is a highly interactive face-to-face class. Students have many opportunities to collaborate with one another, enjoy in-class learning activities and interact with the instructors.

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HIT 74 provides an in-depth study of the evolution of continuous quality improvement in healthcare from the operational and clinical perspective. Topics include quality measurements and performance initiatives of patient outcomes, disease management, satisfaction surveys, quality measures, data sources, collection methods and measurement techniques. Students will develop a foundation for use of control tools, statistical process, and bench marking. This is a highly interactive face-to-face class. Students have many opportunities to collaborate with one another, enjoy in-class learning activities and interact with the instructors.

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HIT 72 provides an overview of the fundamentals of law, U. S. legal system, consents, confidentiality, release of information, use of patient records during proceedings and health information practice, ethics, regulatory requirements, compliance, risk management and quality improvement. Emphasis on privacy and security rules from the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Students have many opportunities to collaborate with one another, enjoy in-class learning activities and interact with the instructors.

HIT 75 provides detailed instruction in the introduction to the principles of organization and management functions and theories in various settings, time management and management tools, communication processes, decision making strategies, recruitment and staffing, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, motivating personnel, budget, and grievances and labor unions. Students have many opportunities to collaborate with one another, enjoy in-class learning activities and interact with the instructors.