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College of Allied Health

Course Syllabus

HIM002 - Health Information Technology Review

0 Credit Hours

Course Description

This course reviews the practical aspects of health information technology, health data structure, content, standards, data monitoring and compliance reporting, National Healthcare Information Infrastructure and documentation requirements are reviewed as well as the types and content of the health record.

Course Prerequisites

To be taken in final quarter

Required Text(s) and Resources: Carter, D. and Shaw P. (2020).

Registered health information technician (RHIT) exam preparation 8th ed. Bundled with RHIT exam, voucher. AHIMA Press. ISBN 9781584267225

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Create a professional resume and work with Career Services for job placement
• Complete six domain practice exams with an 85% or higher
• Complete two mock exams with an 85% or higher
• Complete research and develop a plan to obtain continuing education units (CEUs)
• Develop a study plan for the RHIT exam

Assessment of Outcomes

Specified on the course schedule/outline

Grading System

For more details about the Grading System, please see the current catalog.

Active Participation

Students must be actively engaged in the course. For a definition of active engagement, please see the current catalog.

Academic Integrity

Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s academic integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the University policy on Academic Integrity.

Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. They include failure of the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.

Students with Disabilities

Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this course should follow the process described under the heading Accommodations for the Disabled in the current catalog.

Discipline (Program) - Specific Information

None

Course Schedule

All courses in the HIM Program have a ten-day assignment cycle. Each week’s work is made available Friday at 5 p.m. and remains available for ten days. The weekly assignments and discussions are due on the Sunday night of the week following the week they were made available, ten days later. For example, if the weekly assignments are made available at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 8, the completed assignments are due at 11:55 p.m., on Sunday, January 17.

Each week will open on Monday at 8am Eastern with all assignments due the following Sunday at 11:59pm Eastern.

This course requires a minimum of 70% (C) or higher for successful completion.

Assessment of Outcomes

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