• HIT 1010: Medical Terminology

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: Developmental Math, Study Skills, and Reading;Description: A study of the language of medicine with emphasis on body systems, prefixes, suffixes, root terms, pronunciation and spelling.
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• HIT 1011: Fundamentals of HIT

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of health information technology. The development, content and management of the medical record will be explored as well as a basic overview of the healthcare delivery system. Emphasis is placed on hospital and medical staff organization; patient record content; procedures in filing, numbering, and retention of patient records; quantitative analysis; release of patient information; forms control and design; indexes and registers; regulatory and accrediting agencies; and the transition to an electronic health record.
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• HIT 1110: Legal Aspects of Health Info

  2.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  No course description available.
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• HIT 1111: Legal Aspects of Health Info

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: Admission to HIT program or permission of program director.Description: This course provides an understanding of the legal principles that govern health information and the health record as a legal document. Emphasis is placed on key concepts including: the court system, medical staff, nursing staff, governing board, and their functions and responsibilities. Confidentiality, release of information, informed consent, patient rights, record retention, and an in-depth review of HIPAA will be studied and practiced. Course focus includes current trends in health legislation such as healthcare fraud, federal and state required reporting.
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• HIT 1120: Fund of Disease Processes

  4.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: BIOL 2020, HIT 1010.Description: An introduction to disease processes in the human body with emphasis on the etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic aids and findings, and treatment, including medications.
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• HIT 1130: Code & Classification System I

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Description: An introduction of the coding and classification of symptoms, diseases, operations and procedures according to the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM).
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• HIT 1140: Comp App in Health Info

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Description: This course instructs students on health data structure, content and standards; information and communication technologies including uses of hardware, software, spreadsheets, databases, networks, electronic health records, personal health records, data storage and retrieval, data security; selection and implementation of healthcare information systems. The student will utilize several different software applications related to health records including spreadsheets, database applications, electronic health records, chart deficiencies, master patient index, chart locator, abstracting, and release of information software.
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• HIT 2111: Mgt, Supervision in Hlth Info

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: Admission to the HIT program or permission of program director. Admission to the HIT program means that the student has completed all courses inthe program listed as “pre-admission” courses.Description: A study of supervisory and management functions with focus on planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will study managerial techniques to supervise, motivate, counsel, lead, train, and communicate with staff in health information services.
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• HIT 2120: Hlthcare Stats & Reporting

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Description: This course instructs students in health data collection, commonly used healthcare statistical computations and interpretation, presentation and reporting of data, indices, databases and registries along with statistics computed for daily operations of the health information management department. This course also includes basic research principles along with purpose of Institutional Review Board and its role in research.
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• HIT 2121: Healthcare Stat Reporting

  2.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: Admission to the HIT program or permission from the instructor, successful completion of Learning Support competencies if required, INFS 1010, HIT 1010, HIT 1011, BIOL 2010, BIOL 2020. Description: This course instructs students in health data collection, commonly used healthcare statistical computations and interpretation, presentation and reporting of data, indices, databases and registries along with statistics computed for daily operations of the health information management department. This course also includes basic research principles along with purpose of Institutional Review Board and its role in research.
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