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HITE

11 courses with the subject HITE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

HITE 100(, Hours: 3)3

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu

HITE 101(, Hours: 3)3

Introduction to Health Information Technology This course is a comprehensive study of the health information management (HIM) profession and the health record. This course introduces the student to the development of the health information technology within the HIM profession as well as the history, structure, and function of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). The credentialing and certification in health information management will be specified and the differences of each certification will be explained. The structure, content, and standards of the paper-based and electronic health record are also covered in this course. Emphasis is placed on healthcare data sets, data collection, storage, and retrieval. Specialized health records, indexes and registries will be described, and their functionality explained. Students will learn the complexities of working with a hybrid health record, paper- based and computer-based environments.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: None

HITE 120(, Hours: 3)3

Introduction to Legal & Ethical Aspects of Health Care This course introduces the student to the legal and ethical aspects applicable to health information. Emphasis is placed on the purposes and goals of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security rules. Topics include privacy, confidentiality, and security issues; types of discovery; subpoenas; Tort law; disclosure of health information; consent to treatment; the legal paper and electronic health record; documentation principles for health record entries; authentication; individual patient rights; ownership and control of the health record; access to patient health information; release of health information (ROI) policies and procedures; and professional and practice-related ethical issues in health information management.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: HITE 101

HITE 150(, Hours: 3)3

Quality Assessment & Healthcare Statistics This course presents a comprehensive study of hospital-wide clinical quality assessment, utilization management, risk management, performance improvement, and healthcare statistics. Topics include the organization bylaws, committees and credentialing of the medical staff as well as the clinical quality assessment, utilization management and risk management process. The course will also focus on the principles and concepts of performance improvement and the statistical tools and techniques used for outcome analysis.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: None

HITE 160(, Hours: 3)3

Computer Applications in Healthcare & Data Security This course will provide a detailed study of the impact of computer applications on HIM services and on healthcare information services. In addition, students will explore the growth and development of the electronic COLLEGE BULLETIN 2025-2026 111

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu

HITE 200(, Hours: 3)3

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu

HITE 210(, Hours: 3)3

Clinical Classification Systems: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding This course is designed to familiarize the student with coding and classification systems used in health information management. Emphasis will be on inpatient coding and classification utilizing ICD-10-CM/PCS. Coursework will focus on the official coding guidelines and use of the two volumes of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10- PCS. Additional classifications are briefly studied. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to code diagnosis using ICD-10-CM organized by body systems. System guidelines include; Infectious and Parasitic diseases, Neoplasm, Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic diseases, Diseases of Nervous System. Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa, Diseases of the Circulatory system, Diseases of the Respiratory system, Diseases of Digestive system, Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective tissues, Diseases of the genitourinary system, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the puerperium. Emphasis is also placed on coding procedures using the major sections of ICD-10-PCS. The laboratory component of the course emphasizes the use of computer-based coding software (encoder) to assign diagnostic and procedural codes by abstracting information from patient records. Students will also determine the DRG for each patient record coded.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: HITE 100; HITE 101; HITE 200

HITE 215(, Hours: 3)3

Introduction to CPT/HCPCS Coding This course provides the student with an overview of the guidelines, rules, and terms for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding classification and the application of those rules to coding patient services. CPT/HCPCS codes are used for reporting services and procedures performed by physicians and in hospital ambulatory services. A major focus of the course is to prepare the students to correctly code using the CPT manual. Students COLLEGE BULLETIN 2025-2026 112

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu

HITE 220(, Hours: 3)3

Organizational Resources & Management This course introduces the principles of organizational resources and management functions for managers of health information. Emphasis will be placed on the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluation of human resources in health information. Topics include: communication, productivity standards, performance appraisal, work simplification, training/development, team building and leadership, workflow, quality and performance improvement, budgeting, and the revenue cycle. Case studies and role playing will be used to demonstrate and develop managerial skills.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: None

HITE 230(, Hours: 3)3

Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement This course will focus on the basic concepts and principles of healthcare reimbursement and medical coding. The current healthcare insurance programs, commercial and government- sponsored, will be described in the context of the United States health delivery system. The structure and management of a coding compliance program to meet the internal and external requirements will be described and analyzed. The origins, evolution, and principles of managed care will be analyzed as a cost-effective approach to deliver and finance healthcare. Prospective payment systems will be differentiated between healthcare settings including inpatient, hospital ambulatory services, physician offices, skilled nursing facilities, and home care. Students will also gain an understanding of the structure and determination of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs). The course will include the billing processes and the billing forms (UB04 and CMS 1500) used to submit for reimbursement. Students will also learn the management of the revenue cycle.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: HITE 210; HITE 215

HITE 254(, Hours: 3)3

Professional Practice Experience This course is a culmination of the skills developed from all previous coursework. The students will be provided opportunities for observations, participation, and practical application of administrative, technical and management skills. In order to accomplish the above, this professional practice experience (PPE) has a 40 hour externally supervised experience. Each student will have a customized experience resulting in the creation of a report.

Subject: HITE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: guttman.cuny.edu
Prerequisite: HITE 210; HITE 220; INFT 202
Corequisite: HITE 230

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