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Program checklist · AAS

Health Information Technology, AAS

Mohawk Valley Community College · Utica, NY

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Program
Award
AAS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
62
Catalog edition
College Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Health Information Technology (HIT) is the profession that focuses on healthcare data and validity and the organization and management of health information in electronic, paper-based, or hybrid formats in a variety of healthcare settings. The HIT program prepares students to enter the profession as health information management professionals who are responsible for maintaining accessibility, accuracy, and quality of health information by using knowledge and skills from areas such as accreditation and regulation, coding and reimbursement, data collection and analytics, information management and computer technology, and legal and ethical aspects, which include privacy and security. During their last semester of academic study, students complete a non paid professional practice experience in the health information management department of a hospital or other appropriate healthcare facility to gain work experience prior to graduation. The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601, 312-235-3255, www.cahiim.org . Upon completion of this CAHIIM-accredited HIT program, graduates are eligible to take the national Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification examination, which is offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
193283
CourseShelf checklist
CK_193283_0be57378
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

First Semester

6 items
  1. CF 100
    College Foundations Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  2. EN 101
    As published: “English 1: Composition”
    3
  3. BI 110
    Survey of Human Anatomy & Physiology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. HM 100
    Medical Terminology for Health Professionals
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. HM 101
    Health Information Management Introductory Concepts
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. IS 101
    Computers and Society
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Second Semester

5 items
  1. EN 102
    As published: “English 2: Ideas and Values in Literature”
    3
  2. HM 120
    Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. HM 121
    ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  4. HM 122
    Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. MA 110
    As published: “Elementary Statistics”
    3

Third Semester

5 items
  1. EN 153
    Practical and Professional Written Communications
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. HM 201
    CPT and HCPCS Level II Coding
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. HM 202
    Health Data and Quality Management
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. HM 203
    Electronic Health Record Management
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. HM 204
    Alternate Care Health Information Management
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Fourth Semester

5 items
  1. HM 220
    Health Information Management Leadership
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. HM 221
    Reimbursement Methodologies
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. HM 230
    Experiential Learning and Assessment
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. HM 231
    Health Informatics & Data Analytics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. Restricted GE Elective (a)
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Restricted GE Elective (a)

2 items
  1. PY 101
    As published: “Introduction to General Psychology”
    3
  2. SO 101
    Introduction to Sociology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Note

9 items
  1. A current overall college grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (minimum of 12 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
  2. High school average of 75 Math
    Not resolved to a course
  3. An SAT math score of 530 or higher, OR
    Not resolved to a course
  4. An ACT math score of 19 or higher, OR
    Not resolved to a course
  5. An appropriate MVCC Mathematics Placement test result, OR
    Not resolved to a course
  6. A minimum grade of C or better in a college-level mathematics course taken within the last seven years
    Not resolved to a course
  7. High school chemistry with a lab or a college-level chemistry course completed within the last seven years is recommended but not required.
    Not resolved to a course
  8. High school biology with a lab or a college-level biology course completed within the last seven years is recommended but not required.
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Keyboarding and Microsoft Office Professional are recommended but not required.
    Not resolved to a course

Program Goals and Outcomes

43 items
  1. Describe healthcare organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Apply policies, regulations, and standards to the management of information
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Identify policies and strategies to achieve data integrity
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Determine compliance of health record content within the health organization
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Explain the use of classification systems, clinical vocabularies, and nomenclatures
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Describe components of data dictionaries and data sets
    Not resolved to a course
  7. (DM ONLY) Evaluate data dictionaries and data sets for compliance with governance standards
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Apply privacy strategies to health information
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Apply security strategies to health information
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Identify compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Apply health informatics concepts to the management of health information
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Utilize technologies for health information management
    Not resolved to a course
  13. 3 Calculate statistics for healthcare operations
    Not resolved to a course
  14. Report healthcare data through graphical representations
    Not resolved to a course
  15. Describe research methodologies used in healthcare
    Not resolved to a course
  16. Describe the concepts of managing data
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Summarize standards for the exchange of health information
    Not resolved to a course
  18. (DM ONLY) Manage data within a database system
    Not resolved to a course
  19. (DM ONLY) Identify standards for exchange of health information
    Not resolved to a course
  20. Validate assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes and groupings in accordance with official guidelines
    Not resolved to a course
  21. Describe components of revenue cycle management and clinical documentation improvement
    Not resolved to a course
  22. Summarize regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies
    Not resolved to a course
  23. (RM ONLY) Determine diagnosis and procedure codes according to official guidelines
    Not resolved to a course
  24. (RM ONLY) Evaluate revenue cycle processes
    Not resolved to a course
  25. (RM ONLY) Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies
    Not resolved to a course
  26. Apply legal processes impacting health information
    Not resolved to a course
  27. Demonstrate compliance with external forces
    Not resolved to a course
  28. Identify the components of risk management related to health information management
    Not resolved to a course
  29. Identify the impact of policy on healthcare
    Not resolved to a course
  30. Demonstrate fundamental leadership skills
    Not resolved to a course
  31. Identify the impact of organizational change
    Not resolved to a course
  32. Identify human resource strategies for organizational best practices
    Not resolved to a course
  33. Utilize data-driven performance improvement techniques for decision making
    Not resolved to a course
  34. Utilize financial management processes
    Not resolved to a course
  35. Examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity
    Not resolved to a course
  36. Assess ethical standards of practice
    Not resolved to a course
  37. Describe consumer engagement activities
    Not resolved to a course
  38. Identify processes of workforce training for healthcare organizations
    Not resolved to a course
  39. Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
    Not resolved to a course
  40. Anatomy and Physiology
    Not resolved to a course
  41. Medical Terminology
    Not resolved to a course
  42. Computer Concepts and Applications
    Not resolved to a course
  43. Math Statistics
    Not resolved to a course
Source. Mohawk Valley Community College, catalog College Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.mvcc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=292&returnto=235. Captured page pages/0092.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.