The courses in Macomb's Health Information Technology program reflects the body of knowledge that defines a health information technician and includes standards, legislative and regulatory issues, computerization, clinical coding, record keeping, patient information confidentiality and security, data quality management, and supervisory management skills. Professional practice classes are supervised learning experiences in healthcare facilities where students practice under qualified Health Information Management professionals.

Upon completion of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology, the graduate will be able to

• Conduct analysis to ensure documentation in the health record supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient's progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
• Contribute to the definitions for and apply clinical vocabularies and terminologies used in the organization's health information system.
• Maintain the accuracy and completeness of the patient record as defined by organizational policy and external regulations and standards.
• Use and maintain electronic applications and work processes to support clinical classification and coding.
• Support accurate billing through coding, charge master, claims management, and bill reconciliation processes.
• Abstract and maintain data for clinical indices/databases/registries.
• Analyze clinical data to identify trends that demonstrate quality, safety and effectiveness of healthcare.
• Apply current laws, accreditation, licensure and certification standards related to health information initiatives on the healthcare delivery system.
• Apply and promote ethical standards of practice.
• Apply policies and procedures for access and disclosure of personal health information.
• Use technology, including hardware and software, to ensure data collection, storage, analysis and reporting of information.
• Apply policies and procedures to the use of networks, including intranet and internet applications, to facilitate the electronic health record (EHR), personal health record (PHR), public health and other administrative applications.
• Use appropriate electronic or imaging technology for data/record storage.
• Apply confidentiality and security measures to protect electronic health information.