HIMT 1305 - *Computer Applications in Health Information The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the various computer applications and information systems that are encountered in health information departments. Topics for discussion include clinical vocabularies, data repositories (including the various registries), master patient indices, health information abstracting, transcription, the computerized patient record, voice recognition technology and scanning. The use of databases, data collection methods, and the importance of data quality will be discussed. (Course was formerly HIT 125)
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Semester Availability: (Subject to Change) Summer Prerequisites: HIMT 1301 Contact Hours: 45 lecture hours per semester Vocational/Career Program Designation: *Designated primarily for vocational/career programs
This course may be accepted as transfer credit by some colleges and universities, but that decision is made by the receiving institution. This course is collegiate level work, but it has been developed with a purpose other than being a university parallel course. Division: Health Sciences Department: Health Information Management
Credits: (3)
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