PROGRAM CHANGES
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Submission Date: 11/03/09
College: Health Professions
Department: Health Administrative Services
Program Title: Health Information Technology
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Health Information Technicians perform the essential functions of maintaining health data and records in acute, long-term, and ambulatory health care settings. Opportunities also exist in related health care settings, e.g., insurance companies, medical clinics, computer software vendors, and health maintenance organizations. These functions include, but are not limited to, the coding of diseases and operations, maintaining statistics, transcribing medical reports, performing DRG and utilization review procedures, supervision of employees.
In addition to classroom and laboratory course work, students spend two semesters participating in a supervised clinical experience in a variety of health information services departments and in on-campus simulations.
Check all that apply:
__X__New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
____Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
__X__Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
____Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.
____Attribute change(s) for any course.
____Program name change.
__X__Deletion of required course(s).
____Other changes (specify) _________________________________________________________________
If multiple changes are being proposed,
please provide a summary. Use
strikeout (strikeout) when deleting items in the program and
highlight (highlight) when adding
items.
Submit the original to the Faculty Senate Office, MC 1033, and an electronic copy to kbrown4 @weber.edu
JUSTIFICATION:
1. We currently have students complete one module as part of HIM 2862 in coding. Graduate and employer survey results indicate that this is insufficient. By creating this new course we will add more practice in a simulated clinical setting for our students in patient chart coding and abstracting.
2. A dedicated course in needed to focus solely on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. In an existing course, HIM 2200 we had combined healthcare related statistical content in with the privacy and security information for the past several years. We have found that that the two subjects just do not blend together as well as they once did. In addition, our external program accrediting organization, the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) has made this same observation and asked us to separate the two content areas. The statistical component will be moved into an existing course HIM 2500 Healthcare Databases and Security as it fits in with the data elements discussed at the beginning of this course. HIM 2200 will be deleted and HIM 2250 created as a new course. Students will be advised of this shift in the curriculum for appropriate coverage of the content and registration.
3. We would also like to expand the option for TBE 1700 to include TBE 1701, 1702 and 1703 or TBE 1501, 1502 and 1503.
INFORMATION PAGE
Attach a copy of the present program from the current catalog and a revised version (exactly as you wish it to appear in the catalog).
» Program Prerequisite: HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology and HTHS LS1110 Biomedical Core with a grade of "C" or better.
» Minor: Not required.
» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in required courses (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).
» Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 63 credit hours is required for graduation.
Health Information Technology students should meet with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-7242 for more information or to schedule an appointment. (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.)
Each student must complete a program pre-requisites and program application prior to or while enrolled in HIM 2000, Introduction to the Health Information Systems & Settings. A $25 application fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted. Faculty will sum each student's points earned in the following areas: 1) GPA in required courses taken outside the department x2; 2) index points assigned by faculty on the basis of the student's performance in HIM 2000, i.e. professionalism, communications, work experience, and diversity. The students applying for admission that year are then ranked according to their total points, and approximately the top 20 are admitted to the program for that year.
Refer to General Requirements for Associate of Applied Science requirements. A total of 12 credits beyond major requirements are needed to fulfill the general education requirements for an AAS degree in Health Information Technology these include Engl 1010, Engl 2010, a social science course and a humanities/creative arts course.
Program Prerequisites (6 credit hours)
HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology (2)
HTHS LS1110 Biomedical Core (4)
Health Information Courses Required (28
29 credit hours)
HIM 2000 Intro to Health Information (4)
HIM 2200 Healthcare
Statistics and Privacy (3)
HIM 2250 Health Care Privacy and Security (3)
HIM 2300 Diagnosis Coding (3)
HIM 2320 Ambulatory & Physician Office Coding (3)
HIM 2330 Classification Systems Topics & Reimbursement Issues (2)
HIM 2500 Healthcare Database Management & Security (3)
HIM 2861 (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2)
HIM 2862 (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences (2)
HIM 2863 Professional Practice Experience in Coding (1)
HIM 3000 Computer Applications in Health Care (3)
HIM 3300 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3)
Support Courses Required (19-21
17.5 - 21credit hours)
HTHS 1111 Biomedical Core (4)
HTHS 2230 Intro to Pathophysiology (3)
HTHS 2240 Intro to Pharmacology (3)
HAS 3000 The Health Care System (3)
TBE TE1700 Microcomputer
Applications (3)
or TBE 1701, TBE 1702, and
TBE 1703 (3)
or TBE 1501, TBE 1502, and TBE 1503 (1.5)
MATH QL1030 Contemporary
Mathematics (3)
or HIM SI3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3)
or HTHS 1108 Biocalculations for Health Professions (5)
Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? _yes___ If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?
Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program. In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.
These changes will have no impact on other programs.
Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)
Indicate the number of credit hours for
course work within the current program. (Do not include credit hours for
General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses
fulfill requirements within the current program.) _53-55
52.5-56___