HIT 150 - Advanced Health Information

3 Credits

Students develop a broad understanding of the U.S. healthcare system and the role of the healthcare administration professional. Instruction includes health insurance and medical records management; patient relations; government policies, regulations, audits, medical ethics and legal issues, compliance, HIPAA and professional development. Students will also gain experience in utilizing electronic health records and process requests for release of information, as well as create policies and develop career advancement strategy.

Prerequisites: HIT 120 - Introduction to Health Information Management (with a grade of C or better)
Pre or Corequisites: HIT 210 - Medical Coding/ICD-10 (with a grade of C or better if taken as prerequisite)