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Health Information Technology
Healthcare professionals strive daily to provide real-time health care delivery and aid in health-related decision making. Helping provide that commitment of quality healthcare are health information management professionals who specialize in electronic health records and other emerging technology; education for patients, providers, and administrators; patient record structure and content; data abstracting and analysis; privacy and security issues; quality improvement; compliance of standards and regulatory requirements; support for clinical researchers and business analysts; and advocating for consumers.

Contact:
Brenda M. Holzinger, Chair
(317) 917-7166
bholzinger@ivytech.edu

Contact the American Health Information Management Association for more information.

Please note:  Students are required to complete or test-out of CIS 101.

GENERAL EDUCATION -- 25 CREDITS
    Anatomy and Physiology I 3
    Anatomy and Physiology II 3
    Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
    English Composition 3
    Technical Writing 3
    Life Skills Elective 1
    Statistics 3
    Introduction to Ethics 3
    Introduction to Psychology 3
    or  
    Introduction to Sociology 3
PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL CORE -- 44 CREDITS
    Introduction to Microcomputers 3
    Information Systems Fundamentals 3
    Medical Terminology 3
    Health Information Systems 3
    Health Data Content and Structure 2
    Health Information and the Law 3
    Healthcare Organizations and Delivery Systems 3
    Reimbursement Systems 3
    Health Care Data Literacy and Statistics 3
    ICD Coding 3
    Quality Assessment and Improvement 2
    Organization and Supervision 2
    Health Information Externship I 1
    Health Information Externship II 1
    Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I 3
    CPT Coding 3
    Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II 3
TOTAL CREDITS 69
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To receive a full application packet, click here. The packet includes:
  • Health Information Management Introduction
  • Health Information Management Professionals
  • Application Packet
  • Course Descriptions
  • Advising Sheet

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