Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree
Program Codes 10-530-1
For more information: wctc.edu/hit
Health information technicians contribute to the quality of care by collecting, analyzing and reporting healthcare data while protecting the integrity and security of patient health information. In this program, gain knowledge of disease processes and treatments, data and information standards, regulatory and ethical issues, and application of organizational management skills.
The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:
Core Courses = C
General Studies Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0
Build your degree along a career pathway. Start with a couple of courses or an entry-level credential to enter the job market in your area of interest, then continue with higher credentials on your educational path for job advancement and higher wages.
Career Pathway
Program Outcomes
- Apply data governance principles to ensure the quality of health data.
- Apply coding and reimbursement systems
- Model professional behaviors and ethics.
- Apply informatics and analytics in data use.
- Apply organizational management techniques.
Critical Life Skills
To help our students prepare for success in a workplace and society that is increasingly global, multi-cultural, and collaborative, all students are given opportunities to develop and demonstrate Critical Life Skills, both in and out of the classroom. The following Critical Life Skills are learning outcomes for WCTC students.
- Communication: Demonstrate appropriate communication.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze situations and solve problems.
- Relationships: Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
- Self-management: Demonstrate responsible and respectful behavior.
Listed below are the required courses for the program. To view the recommended sequence for taking courses click on the plan of study tab(s) above. Work with your Academic Advisor to design a program plan!
View your Program Matrix to find out when each course will be offered (term and time of day).
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Core Courses | ||
501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
Approved Substitute: 501-107 | ||
530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 530-185 | ||
530-161 | Health Quality Management | 3 |
530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
Approved Substitutes: (530-176 and 530-181) | ||
530-163 | Healthcare Stats and Analytics | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 530-177 | ||
530-164 | Intro to Health Informatics | 3 |
Approved Substitutes: (107-013 and 530-160) | ||
530-165 | Intermediate Coding | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 530-195 | ||
530-166 | HIT Capstone | 1 |
530-167 | Management of HIM Resources | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 530-194 | ||
530-178 | Healthcare Law & Ethics | 2 |
530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
530-196 | Professional Practice | 3 |
530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
General Studies | ||
801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-223 | ||
801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-198 | ||
801-197 | Technical Reporting | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-243 | ||
804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 806-177 | ||
809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 809-235 | ||
809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 809-198 | ||
Total Credits | 64 |
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
Credits | 8 | |
Winter Interim | ||
801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
801-197 | Technical Reporting | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Second Year | ||
Summer Term | ||
804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
530-165 | Intermediate Coding This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
530-178 | Healthcare Law & Ethics | 2 |
Credits | 8 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
530-163 | Healthcare Stats and Analytics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-196 | Professional Practice This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
530-167 | Management of HIM Resources | 3 |
530-164 | Intro to Health Informatics | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-161 | Health Quality Management | 3 |
530-166 | HIT Capstone | 1 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 64 |
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer Term | ||
801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
801-197 | Technical Reporting | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Winter Interim | ||
801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
530-165 | Intermediate Coding This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
530-178 | Healthcare Law & Ethics | 2 |
Credits | 8 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
530-163 | Healthcare Stats and Analytics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer Term | ||
809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-196 | Professional Practice This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
530-167 | Management of HIM Resources | 3 |
530-164 | Intro to Health Informatics | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-161 | Health Quality Management | 3 |
530-166 | HIT Capstone | 1 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 64 |
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Winter Interim | ||
801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Second Year | ||
Summer Term | ||
801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
801-197 | Technical Reporting | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Third Year | ||
Summer Term | ||
804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-165 | Intermediate Coding This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-178 | Healthcare Law & Ethics | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-163 | Healthcare Stats and Analytics | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Summer Term | ||
809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-167 | Management of HIM Resources | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-161 | Health Quality Management | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-196 | Professional Practice This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
530-164 | Intro to Health Informatics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-166 | HIT Capstone | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Total Credits | 64 |
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer Term | ||
801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Second Year | ||
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
801-197 | Technical Reporting | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Summer Term | ||
801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Third Year | ||
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-165 | Intermediate Coding This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Summer Term | ||
809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-178 | Healthcare Law & Ethics | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-163 | Healthcare Stats and Analytics | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Spring Term 1 | ||
530-167 | Management of HIM Resources | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring Term 2 | ||
530-161 | Health Quality Management | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Summer Term | ||
809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Fall Term 1 | ||
530-196 | Professional Practice This course runs 16 weeks. | 3 |
530-164 | Intro to Health Informatics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Fall Term 2 | ||
530-166 | HIT Capstone | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Total Credits | 64 |