*Additional
Application Fee and Technology Fee apply. See
details.
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Linda Parks
MA, RHIT, CCS HIT Program Director Building J, Room 201 (229) 317-6894 1-866-775-1214 |
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Are you searching for the formula to success? Then consider combining
these ingredients for a career with tremendous potential—healthcare and
information technology.
The health information management (HIM) field places you right where the expanding arena of healthcare meets the cutting edge of technology. As an HIM professional, you are the expert on patient data that doctors, nurses, and other providers rely on to perform their jobs. By maintaining, collecting, and analyzing health information, your work makes an important contribution to the delivery of quality care. AHIMA Video Clip .zip file | .rm file Complete your course work via the Internet while earning the same quality education as students attending the Darton campus in Albany, Georgia. The online associate degree program in Health Information Technology at Darton College is designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment as a health information technician who performs tasks related to the use, analysis, presentation, abstracting, coding, storage, and the retrieval of health care data in manual or electronic form. |
"I feel very lucky that Darton offered the program that I needed to advance in my career, as Darton was one of only two schools accredited in the State for the two year RHIT degree. I appreciate how the program works with non-traditional students, which allowed me to work and get my degree at the same time. My degree has allowed me to advance and stay with a hospital that I love working for; without my degree I would not be able to hold the position that I now have. Thank you!"
Michelle D. Hartin |
Online Program Advisor
Linda Parks, Building J, Room 201 (229)
317-6894
linda.parks@darton.edu
| Health Information
Technology Associate of Science Degree Program Online Program of Study (See additional information on program admission requirements and course descriptions at HIT Academics) |
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| Year One - First Semester | ||
| ENGL 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
| MATH 1101 |
Introduction to Mathematical Modeling or higher math |
3 |
| BIOL 1100K |
Human Anatomy & Physiology |
4 |
| ALHE 1120 |
Medical Terminology Online |
1 |
| COMM 1110 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
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14 |
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| Year One - Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1102 |
English Composition II |
3 |
| POLS 1101 |
American Government |
3 |
| HIST 2111 HIST 2112 |
U.S. History
through U.S. or |
3 |
| CISM 2201 |
Fundamentals of Computer Applications |
3 |
| HITE 2100 |
Health Record Content and Structure |
3 |
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15 |
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| Year One - Summer Semester | ||
| HITE 2110 | Organization & Supervision in HIM |
2 |
| HITE 2250 | Legal & Ethical Issues in HIM |
2 |
| ALHE 2050 | Health Care Delivery Systems |
1 |
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5 |
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| Year Two - First Semester | ||
| HITE 2500 |
Health Info System Applications |
3 |
| HITE 2150 |
Coding I |
3 |
| HITE 2400 |
Pathophysiology & Pharmacology |
3 |
| HITE 2200 |
Health Care Statistics |
2 |
| Elective - |
Area B, C, D, E |
2 |
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15 |
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| Year Two - Second Semester | ||
| HITE 2160 |
Coding II (A Term) |
2 |
| HITE 2550 |
Quality Assessment |
2 |
| HITE 2600 |
Professional Practice I |
3 |
| HITE 2610 |
Professional Practice II |
3 |
| HITE 2650 |
Seminar |
1 |
| HITE 2170 |
Advance Coding & Reimbursement |
1 |
| COPR 2235 |
Database Management Systems |
3 |
| Total | Semester Credit Hours |
62 |
Get Ready to Learn
You'll find the essential information you need to get ready for distance
leaning at Darton's
Distance
Learning Orientation web pages. Warm up with a general overview of
distance learning, then get into gear with course specific orientations
from each course instructor. Get a preview of course requirements,
materials, and learning objectives, even preview the syllabus and get
step-by-step instructions about how to get started in the course.
Learning Resources
As a Darton student, you'll have access to one of the world's premier
online libraries. GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary
LEarning
Online, an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia. The GALILEO virtual library provides access to
multiple information resources, with secured access to databases
indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2000
journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include
encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications.
Academic Calendar
The program of study in the online economics degree follows the same
semester and academic calendar as the on-campus program, on a 15-week
semester schedule. For application, registration, and important class
dates see the
Academic Term
Calendar
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