HIT 154 : Health Data Content and Structure

This course is an introduction to the health information technology (HIT) profession and its basic skill requirements. The course includes an introduction to the content, use and structure of health care data and data sets and how these components relate to primary and secondary record systems. Student outcomes include mastery of basic concepts and functions in HIT, including health care content and documentation requirements, storage and retrieval systems, data abstracting, quantitative and qualitative analysis, registries, and indexes. This course integrates laboratory experience, allowing students to demonstrate basic HIT competencies through application processes.