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Health Information Technology AAS

Program ID:

HIT.PBE.AAS

Months To Complete:

Available at Online - TSTC Connect

Health Information Technology AAS Credits:
Semester 1			Credits
Complete the following
HITT	1204	IT for Health Professions	2
HITT	1301	Health Data Content and Structure	3
HITT	1305	Medical Terminology I	3
MDCA	1302	Human Disease/Pathophysiology	3
Semester Total 11

Semester 2			Credits
Complete the following
HITT	1253	Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information	2
HITT	1341	Coding and Classification Systems	3
HITT	1311	Health Information Systems	3
Complete at least 4 credits from the following
BIOL	2301	Anatomy & Physiology I (lecture)	3
BIOL	2101	Anatomy & Physiology I (lab)	1
BIOL	2401	Anatomy & Physiology I (lecture + lab)	4
Semester Total 12

Semester 3			Credits
Complete the following
HITT	1342	Ambulatory Coding	3
HITT	1345	Health Care Delivery Systems	3
HITT	2335	Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies	3
Complete at least 4 credits from the following
BIOL	2302	Anatomy & Physiology II (lecture)	3
BIOL	2102	Anatomy & Physiology II (lab)	1
BIOL	2402	Anatomy & Physiology II (lecture + lab)	4
Semester Total 13

Semester 4			Credits
Complete the following
HITT	2346	Advanced Medical Coding	3
HITT	2339	Health Information Organization and Supervision	3
ACGM	3SBS	Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Elective	3
Complete at least 3 credits from the following
ENGL	1301	Composition I	3
ENGL	2311	Technical & Business Writing	3
Semester Total 12

Semester 5			Credits
Complete the following
HITT	2249	RHIT Competency Review	2
HITT	2443	Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement	4
HITT	2360	Clinical - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	3
ACGM	3HFA	Gen Ed Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3
Semester Total 12

Degree Plan Credits 60

Pre/Co-Requisites

HITT 2335 Prerequisite(s): HITT 1341
HITT 2346 Prerequisite(s): HITT 1341, HITT 1342

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