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HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS Healthcare Science, Pre-Health Information Management Technology Certificate Program HS21/PHE1 Program Description The healthcare science pre-health information management technology certificate provides students with general education courses that serve as a foundation for further study in the degree level health information management technology program. This is a degree level certificate. (Program Length: 3 Semesters Minimum) Employment Opportunities A variety of entry level positions are available in a wide range of health care settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities, and home health care agencies. CURRICULUM COURSE TITLE NUMBER CREDITS Essential General Education Core Courses 15 Area I – Language/Arts/Communication Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 1101 3 Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences Introductory Psychology PSYC 1101 3 Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics College Algebra MATH 1111 3 Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following) Art Appreciation ARTS 1101 World Literature ENGL 2110 American Literature ENGL 2130 Introduction to Humanities HUMN 1101 Music Appreciation MUSC 1101 World Religions RELG 1101 3 3 3 3 3 3 General Education Elective: To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in general education courses, an additional 3 semester credit hours must be taken from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Students can view the complete list of classes on pages 110-111. Essential Technical and Occupational Courses: Pre-Health Information Management Technology Concentration PHE1 First Year Experience FYES 1000 Human Diseases MAST 1120 Medical Terminology ALHS 1090 Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab BIOL 2113/L Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab BIOL 2114/L Elective XXXX XXXX 21 2 3 2 3/1 3/1 6 Total Hours 36 269 HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS Elective(s): Any ALHS course, BIOL 2311, EMSP 1010, SOCI 1120, PSYC 2103, or additional General Education course from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Note: Some courses in the concentrations may have additional prerequisites not listed in the curriculum. Please refer to individual course descriptions for further information. BIOL 0093 may be recommended before enrolling in BIOL 2113. **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, and BIOL 2113/L Health Information Management Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree HI13 Program Description The health information management technology program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, analyze, and report health information data according to legal, accreditation, licensure and certification standards for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment and research; program graduates will develop leadership skills necessary to serve in a functional supervisory role in various components of the health information system (Program Length: 6 Semesters plus required core pre-requisites) Employment Opportunities Professional positions in hospitals, physicians’ offices, state and federal health care agencies, clinics, managed care organizations, behavioral health facilities, consulting and law firms, ambulatory care facilities, information system vendors, insurance companies, and long-term care facilities. Prerequisites Length of time to complete prerequisites varies depending on applicants’ transfer credit and/or testing results. The time to complete prerequisites is not included in the total program length listed. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the admissions office once pre-requisites have been completed. File completion does not guarantee acceptance. Prior to admission into the health information management technology program, students must successfully complete the following courses with a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.5: FYES 1000, ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, BIOL 2113 and BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114 and BIOL 2114L, and ALHS 1090 and MAST 1120. Please see the competitive health application at http://www.gwinnetttech.edu/enrollment/forms-documents/ for additional information. CURRICULUM COURSE TITLE NUMBER Essential General Education Core Courses CREDITS 15 Area I – Language Arts/Communication (Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required) Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 1101 3 Literature and Composition ENGL 1102 3 270 HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS Human Communication Public Speaking COMM 1109 SPCH 1101 3 3 Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE of the following) Principles of Economics ECON 1101 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2105 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2106 Introduction to Sociology SOCI 1101 World History I HIST 1111 World History II HIST 1112 U. S. History I HIST 2111 U. S. History II HIST 2112 American Government POLS 1101 Introductory Psychology PSYC 1101 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Successful completion of MATH 1111 is required) College Algebra Physical Science I Conceptual Physics & Lab Introductory Physics I & Lab Biology I & Lab Chemistry I & Lab Chemistry II & Lab College Trigonometry Precalculus Introduction to Statistics Calculus I Calculus II MATH 1111 PHSC 1111 PHYS 1110/L PHYS 1111/L BIOL 1111/L CHEM 1211/L CHEM 1212/L MATH 1112 MATH 1113 MATH 1127 MATH 1131 MATH 1132 Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following) Art Appreciation ARTS 1101 World Literature ENGL 2110 American Literature ENGL 2130 Introduction to Humanities HUMN 1101 Music Appreciation MUSC 1101 World Religions RELG 1101 3 3 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 General Education Elective: To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in general education courses, an additional 3 semester credit hours must be taken from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Students can view the complete list of classes on pages 110-111. Essential Technical Courses First Year Experience FYES 1000 Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab BIOL 2113/L Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab BIOL 2114/L Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences OR ALHS 1090 50 2 3/1 3/1 2 271 HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS Medical Terminology Introduction to Health Information Technology Pharmacotherapy Health Record Content and Structure Computer Applications in Healthcare Performance Improvement Legal Aspects of Healthcare Coding and Classification I – ICD Coding Healthcare Management Healthcare Statistics Coding and Classification II – ICD Advanced Coding Coding and Classification System III – CPT/HCPCS Coding Revenue Cycle Management Health Information Technology Practicum Human Diseases BUSN 2300 HIMT 1100 HIMT 1350 HIMT 1250 HIMT 1150 HIMT 2200 HIMT 1200 HIMT 1400 HIMT 2300 HIMT 2150 HIMT 1410 HIMT 2400 HIMT 2410 HIMT 2460 MAST 1120 Total Hours (2) 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 65 **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, and PSYC 1101 Health Information Technology Certificate FNT1 Program Description This certificate is designed to prepare students with a background in healthcare or information technology to serve in roles as a health information technology professional. The program addresses a projected shortage in the supply of trained health information technology professionals in health computer networking, software development, healthcare sales, customer service and support, and health information technology training. Instruction focuses on job‑specific training in workforce roles to support electronic health record implementation in ambulatory offices, inpatient facilities, government, or other healthcare vendors. (Program Length: 3 Semesters) Prerequisites Students must have the following to be eligible to complete the Health Information Technology Certificate Program. • Healthcare certificate, diploma, or degree and two years’ work experience in a healthcare or healthcare education setting • Computer/IT certificate, diploma or degree and two years’ work experience in applied computer • Bachelor's or Associate's degree in a related field • Students who have completed the Georgia high school HIT track • Healthcare background REQUIRED for Clinician/Practitioner Consultant Role 272 HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS Employment Opportunities Clinician/Practitioner Consultant; HIT Implementation Support Specialist; HIT Implementation Manager. CURRICULUM COURSE TITLE NUMBER Essential Technical Courses First Year Experience FYES 1000 Health Management Information Systems HITC 1005 Usability & Human Factors HITC 1050 Networking & Health Information Exchange HITC 1055 Working in Health IT Systems HITC 1075 CREDITS 15-17 2 3 2 3 3 Student with Healthcare Background Introduction to Information & Computer Science HITC 1020 2 2 Student with Technology Background Medical Terminology ALHS 1090 2 2 Student with Neither Healthcare or IT Background Introduction to Health Information Technology HITC 1020 Medical Terminology ALHS 1090 4 2 2 (Completion of ONE of the following concentrations is required for graduation.) Clinician/Practitioner Consultant Concentration 8CC1 Fund. Of Health Workflow Process Analysis & Design HITC 1040 Quality Improvement HITC 1045 Working in Teams HITC 1065 11 3 2 3 Choose One of the Following Introduction to Project Management Public Health IT Special Topics Course on Vendor-Specific Systems HITC 1070 HITC 1080 HITC 1095 3 3 3 Implementation Support Concentration 8IS1 Working in Teams HITC 1065 Installation and Maintenance of HIT Systems HITC 1085 Configuring EHR’s HITC 1090 Special Topics Course on Vendor-Specific Systems HITC 1095 11 3 2 2 3 Choose One of the Following Quality Improvement Introduction to Project Management Public Health IT HITC 1045 HITC 1070 HITC 1080 2 3 3 Implementation Manager Concentration 8IM1 Fund. Of Health Workflow Process Analysis & Design HITC 1040 Quality Improvement HITC 1045 Introduction to Project Management HITC 1070 11 3 2 3 273 HEALTH IMAGING AND INFORMATICS Choose One of the Following Working in Teams Public Health IT Installation and Maintenance of HIT Systems Special Topics Course on Vendor-Specific Systems HITC 1065 HITC 1080 HITC 1085 HITC 1095 Total Hours 3 3 2 3 26-28 **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, HITC 1005, HITC 1050, HITC 1055, HITC 1075 Healthcare Science Pre-Radiologic Technology Certificate Program HS21/PRA1 Program Description The healthcare science pre-radiologic technology certificate provides students with general education courses that serve as a foundation for further study in the degree level radiologic technology program. This is a degree level certificate. (Program Length: 3 Semesters Minimum) Employment Opportunities A variety of entry level positions are available in a wide range of health care settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities, and home health care agencies. CURRICULUM COURSE TITLE NUMBER CREDITS Essential General Education Core Courses 15 Area I – Language/Arts/Communication Composition and Rhetoric Public Speaking ENGL 1101 SPCH 1101 3 3 Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences Introductory Psychology PSYC 1101 3 Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics College Algebra MATH 1111 3 Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following) Art Appreciation ARTS 1101 World Literature ENGL 2110 American Literature ENGL 2130 Introduction to Humanities HUMN 1101 Music Appreciation MUSC 1101 World Religions RELG 1101 3 3 3 3 3 3 274