HIT 1140 Computer Applications in Health Information

3 Credit Hour(s)

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.

Prerequisite(s): All developmental courses, computer literacy Class, HIT 1010, HIT 1010, BIOL 2010 , and BIOL 2011