Health Information Services

Health Information Technology

Offered at the SPC Reese Center
Successful completion of this competency-based two-year
program entitles the graduate to receive an Associate of Applied
Science degree and to be eligible to write the national exam for a
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). The program
awards the Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate upon completion
of additional technical courses. The program also offers
one certificate option which prepares students for employment
as a transcription specialist. The Commission on Accreditation
for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
(CAHIIM) in cooperation with the American Health Information
Management Association’s Council on Accreditation accredits the
Health Information

The Health Information Technology program begins in the
fall of each year. Enrollment is limited by the number of affiliated
practicum sites.

Program director is Nancy Powell, instructor in health
information technology.

Program Admission Requirements
The number of students admitted into Health Information
Technology program is limited. All individuals interested
in admission to the program should contact the Health
Information Technology program director for entrance criteria
and a program application. Applicants must complete the following
procedure:
1. Apply for admission to South Plains College and
complete all admission requirements. Admission to
the college does not guarantee admission to the
Health Information Technology program.
2. Complete a career counseling session with the program
director. The applicant may contact the program director
at (806) 885-3048.
3. Submit a completed program application and all applicable
college transcripts to the program director by
May 15 of the year of intended program enrollment.
Program applications are only accepted after the
completion of prerequisite courses.
4. All Transcription Specialist program applicants must
provide documentation of a minimum 40 wpm typing
score or be concurrently enrolled in a keyboarding
course.

Associate of Applied Science Degree

PREREQUISITE COURSES*
BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I ................................4
COSC 1401 Introduction to Computer Sciences
or ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers** ...............4
Total Semester Hours ..............................8

FIRST SEMESTER
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II ...........................4
HITT 1253 Legal and Ethical Aspects
of Health Information ..................................................2
HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure .............3
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I** ...............................3
HITT 1311 Computers in Health Care ............................3
Total Semester Hours .............................15

SECOND SEMESTER
ENGL 1301 Composition I ...............................................3
HITT 1345 Health Care Delivery Systems .......................3
HITT 1441 Coding and Classification Systems ..............4
HITT 2343 Quality Assessment and Performance
Improvement ................................................................3
MDCA 1302 Human Disease/Pathophysiology ................3
Total Semester Hours .............................16

THIRD SEMESTER
ENGL 1302 Composition II .............................................3
HITT 1249 Pharmacology ................................................2
HITT 1255 Health Care Statistics ....................................2
HITT 2166 Practicum (or Field Experience)
- Health Information Technology/Technician .............1
HITT 2435 Coding and Reimbursement
Methodologies ...............................................................4
Approved Elective*** ................................................... 3/4
Total Semester Hours ....................... 15/16

FOURTH SEMESTER
HITT 2340 Advanced Medical Billing and
Reimbursement ...........................................................3
HITT 2167 Practicum (or Field Experience)
-Health Information Technology/Technician .............1
HITT 2149 RHIT Competency Review.............................1
HITT 2239 Health Information Organization
and Supervision ............................................................2
PSYC 2301 General Psychology .......................................3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective*** ............................... 3/4
Total Semester Hours ....................... 13/14

* Although not a requirement for this degree, students
are strongly encouraged to take HUDV 1100 during the
first semester of enrollment.
** Tech Prep related courses that may be articulated with
high school.
*** Consult program advisor for choice of courses.