The AAS in Health Information Technology curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Fort Wayne - Indianapolis
The AAS in Health Information Technology curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Fort Wayne - Indianapolis
Symbol Key
^ = Capstone Course
# = prerequisite to enter HIT program
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
# | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | |
# | CINS 101 | Introduction to Microcomputers | 3 |
# | COMM 101 -OR- COMM 102 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking -OR- Intrapersonal Communication | 3 |
# | ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 |
# | HLHS 101 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
IVYT 112 | Student Success in Healthcare | 1 | |
Semester total: 16 | |||
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
HIMT 101 | Introduction to Health Information Technology | 2 | |
HIMT 102 | Health Data content and Structure | 2 | |
Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 | ||
HIMT 104 | Health Information and the Law | 2 | |
HIMT 106 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 | |
Semester total: 12 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
INFM 109 | Informatics Fundamentals | 3 | |
HIMT 210 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | 3 | |
HIMT 200 | Basic ICD Coding | 2 | |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
HIMT 201 | Reimbursement Systems | 3 | |
HIMT 203 | Advanced ICD Coding | 3 | |
HIMT 207 | Health Information Externship I | 1 | |
* | MATH 123 | Quantitative Reasoning or Higher | 3 |
Choose one of the following: | |||
PHIL 102 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | |
PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
SOCI 111 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
Semester total: 13 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
HIMT 202 | Healthcare Data Literacy and Statistics | 2 | |
HIMT 204 | Quality Assessment and Improvement | 2 | |
^ | HIMT 205 | Organization and Supervision | 3 |
HIMT 208 | Health Information Externship II | 1 | |
HIMT 213 | CPT Coding | 3 | |
Semester total: 11 | |||
Total hours: 60 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
OLS 27400 | Applied Leadership | 3 |
HIM M370 | Health Information Management | 3 |
INFO-I 478 | Data Governance | 3 |
XXX XXXX | GE: Cultural Understanding | 3 |
HIM M200 | Database Design for HIM | 3 |
Semester total: 15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
HIM M120 | Data Organization and Presentation in Healthcare Environment | 3 |
HIM M220 | Healthcare Informatics for Decision Support | 3 |
HIM M275 | Effective Communication for the Healthcare Environment | 3 |
HIM M327 | Healthcare Info Requirements and Standards II | 3 |
HIM M351 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM II | 3 |
Semester total: 15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
HIM M420 | Information Governance | 3 |
HIM M475 | Health Info Technology | 3 |
INFO B430 | Foundations of Health Informatics | 3 |
HIM M443 | Professional Practicum in HIM I | 2 |
HIM M444 | Professional Practicum in HIM I | 2 |
XXX XXX | Elective | 2 |
Semester total: 15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
INFO B481 | Health Informatics Standards and Terminology | 3 |
HIM M345 | Medicine, Law, and RIO | 3 |
HIM M400 | Health Info Research and Analysis Methods | 3 |
HIM M490 | Career Development | 3 |
INFO B435 | Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
Semester total: 15 | ||
Total credits: 120 |