Online Health Information Technology Curriculum and Classes

Our curriculum is developed specifically for the distance education learner by instructional designers who specialize in how to develop content for adults and well-qualified subject matter experts. In addition, USCI works with a program advisory council of non-USCI employees who work in the medical field to review content annually to ensure students receive content that is up-to-date, relevant and accurate.

Program Goal:

To prepare students to obtain applicable industry certifications. U.S. Career Institute recommends the CIC® or the CPC-A®. Included with our course, we cover the cost of the industry certification exam(s) of your choosing – up to $760 value.†

The coursework trains students to:

Demonstrate the technical and ethical skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment in the health information management industry.

Apply medical records, billing and insurance reimbursement, coding, and medical office principles, procedures and practices.

Apply the anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology knowledge necessary to work in the health information field.

Manage insurance billing and reimbursement processes.

Apply diagnostic and procedure codes to medical records.

Demonstrate awareness of legal and ethical issues in the healthcare industry..

Use health information technology to gather and analyze health data.

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Program Curriculum Breakdown

Semester 1 Courses	Credit Hours
GE101 Success Strategies	1
HM101 Intro. To Health Information Tech.	2
PY110 Workplace Psychology	3
MH101 Applied Business Math	3
HM140 Medical Terminology	3
CS101, CS102 or CS103 Computer Applications	3
	Total: 15

Semester 2 Courses	Credit Hours
HM125 Billing for Reimbursement	3
SC150 Anatomy and Physiology I	1
SC155 Anatomy and Physiology II	3
EN110 Business Communications	3
HM160 Medical Office and Records Mgmt.	3
SC160 Pathology and Disease Processes	3
	Total: 16

Semester 3 Courses	Credit Hours
HM165 Electronic Health Records	1
HM200 Pharmacology	3
HM210 Health Statistics and Data Analysis	3
HM230 Health Information Mgmt. Systems	3
HM245 Diagnostic Coding	3
HM250 Health Info. Technology Mgmt.	3
	Total: 16

Semester 4 Courses	Credit Hours
HM265 Inpatient Procedural Coding	3
GE200 Career Development Strategies	2
HM270 Procedural Coding	3
HM285 Advanced Coding and Billing for the ICD-10 User.	2
HM290 Law and Ethics for the Healthcare Professional	3
HM295 HIT Practicum for the ICD-10 user	2
	Total: 15

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