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H.I.M Program

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For more information contact:
Debra Gaskin

H.I.M. Advisor
Phone: (815) 280-2625

FAX:      (815) 280-6655

E-mail: dgaskin@jjc.edu
or

Ram Raghuraman

Phone: (815) 280-2334
Fax:      (815) 280-6655
Department Chair
Office:  T-2037


There is an A.A.S. Degree and a Medical Coding Specialist Certificate offered in this curriculum.
 

 

CO525
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
Career Program

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
 

 
   

Semester Hours

General education requirements 16
  ENG 101 Rhetoric  
  SPCH 101 Principles of Speech Communication  
  BIO 125 Human Biology  
  PSYC 101 General Psychology  
  Choose another approved Math/Science Gen. Ed. to meet this requirement.  
Required Courses   53
  BIO 100 Medical Terminology  
  BUS 120 Legal Aspects of Health Information Management  
  CIS 122 Computer Information Systems Fundamentals  
  HIM 101 Health Information Management I  
  HIM 102 Health Information Management II  
  HIM 110 ICD-9-CM Coding  
  HIM 111 CPT Coding  
  HIM 115 Principles of Disease  
  HIM 125 Current Health Care Computer Applications  
  HIM 210 Clinical Classification Systems  
  HIM 215 Health Care Reimbursement  
  HIM 220 Quality Management in Health Care  
  HIM 230 Professional Practice I  
  HIM 235 Professional Practice II  
  MATH 092 Math for Health Information Technology  
  OFS 110 Voice Recognition  
  OFS 114 Microsoft Office  
  OFS 143 Medical Transcription  
       
Total Required Hours 69
 

A suggested guide for the student planning employment as a Health Information Technician after two years of college.
 
 

FIRST YEAR

  First Semester   Second Semester  
  BIO 100 3 MATH 092 2
  BIO 125 4 HIM 115 3
  HIM 101 3 BUS 120 3
  MATH/SCIENCE Gen. Ed. 3 HIM 110 3
  PSYCH 101 3 ENG 101 3
    16 OFS 110 1
        15


SUMMER SESSION

  SPCH 101 3 HIM 111 3


SECOND YEAR

  First Semester   Second Semester  
  HIM 102 3 OFS 143 3
  HIM 125 3 HIM 215 3
  HIM 210 3 OFS 114 4
  HIM 220 3 CIS 122 4
  HIM 230 3 HIM 235 3
    15   17
 


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CO520
MEDICAL CODING SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
 

 
   

Semester Hours

Required Courses   32
  BIO 100 Medical Terminology  
  BIO 125 Human Biology  
  CIS 105 Introduction to Windows (formerly CIS 164)  
  CIS 116 Introduction to the Internet  
  HIM 101 Health Information Management I  
  HIM 102 Health Information Management II  
  HIM 110 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding (formerly MEDR 110)  
  HIM 111 Basic CPT Coding (formerly MEDR 111)  
  HIM 115 Principles of Disease  
  HIM 210 Clinical Classification Systems  
  HIM 215 Health Care Reimbursement  
  OFS 101 Basic Computer Keyboarding  
       
Total Required Hours 32
 


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