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Health Information Technology
Program Outcomes
The faculty has identified the following Learning Outcomes for all graduates:
- Apply legal principles, policies, regulations and standards for the control and use of health information
- Demonstrate ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of health records
- Code, classify and index diagnoses and procedures for the purpose of reimbursement, standardization, retrieval and statistical analysis
- Abstract health records for department indices, databases and registries
- Perform functions related to collection, storage and retrieval of healthcare data; query databases to retrieve information
- Collect, compute, analyze, interpret and present statistical data related to healthcare services
- Develop, implement and monitor procedures to ensure healthcare data integrity
- Apply quality improvement tools and techniques to improve departmental processes
- Interpret and apply laws, statutes, licensure and accreditation standards affecting healthcare data
- Apply principles of supervision and leadership and the tools used to effectively manage human resources, financials and the methods for analyzing and improving departmental systems
Professional Practice Experiences (Internships)
We thank the area healthcare facilities listed below for providing professional practice experiences (internships) to Terra's HIT students:
- Fremont
- Charles E. Hull, M.D., Fremont
- Community Health Services, Fremont
- Bethesda Care Center, Fremont
- Fremont Memorial Hospital-Health Information Services
- Fremont Memorial Hospital-Health Link
- Bellevue
- The Bellevue Hospital-Health Information Services
- Findlay
- Blanchard Valley Health Systems
- Fostoria
- Fostoria Community Hospital
- Tiffin
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin-Medical RecordsMercy
- Hospital of Tiffin-Occupational Health
- Norwalk
- Fisher-Titus Medical Center
- Port Clinton
- Sandusky
- Firelands Regional Medical Center
- Woodville
- Woodville Family Practice
- Willard
- Mercy Hospital of Willard-Medical Records
Potential Occupations
- Health Data Analyst
- Clinical Coding Specialist
- Records Technician/Specialist
- Insurance Claims Analyst
- Physician Practice Manager
- Department Manager
- Patient Information Coordinator
Accreditation
Program Accreditation:
The Health Information Technology Program is seeking accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Credentialing Exam:
After the program is accredited, graduates are eligible to apply to write the national qualifying examination for certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
Program Certificates:
Terra Community College offers students the opportunity to achieve a Medical Coding Certificate, which specializes in the coding of medical and non-medical items in the healthcare industry. There are two options in the Medical Coding Certificate program, a Three-Semester (full-time student) or Six-Semester (part-time student).
Updated 3/19/07
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