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HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS – A.A.S.

Healthcare Informatics focuses on the management, analysis and reporting of data and information from healthcare systems including hospitals, medical offices, health insurance plans, government healthcare providers and medical research facilities, with the goal of using such data to improve patient care delivery. Students are prepared to turn healthcare data into useful information which will help improve patient care and enhance fiscal and system efficiencies. This is accomplished by creating or implementing databases and other technology systems, recommending informatics solutions, and effectively collecting, storing, and accessing medical data for operational assessment. Students will understand and use data interfaces within and amongst healthcare department and providers.

The Associate degree program focuses on many of the same healthcare informatics curriculum goals found within the certificate program. However, since students are entering College for the first time, the program also emphasizes computer science courses, mathematics and liberal arts. Students entering the healthcare field with an Associate degree will operate in a support role to existing systems and workflows within healthcare informatics settings. Graduates of this program will develop skills leading to positions as Healthcare Informatics Research Assistants and Healthcare Systems Analysts.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

All students completing this program are expected to achieve the General Education outcomes described in the General Studies section of the catalog as well as the following learning objectives:

  • Define health care data and its uses.

  • Identify and describe some of the main trends, current technologies, and management issues in quality health care management using key data informatics standards.

  • Categorize and interpret health care data using appropriate graphical techniques.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.

  • Develop a philosophy, a strategy, and a set of methods for ongoing quality and efficiency improvement to yield better health care outcomes using a combination of simulated and real-world data within the informatics field.

  • Apply policies, standards and regulatory requirements to the collection, storage, classification, access and transmission of health data.

  • Interpret the legal and regulatory requirements of healthcare delivery systems, patient privacy, confidentiality and security of health data.

Healthcare Informatics – A.A.S. Curriculum


BIO109 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology - 3 credits
BIO109L Ess. of Anatomy & Physiology Lab - 1 credit
BIO119 Medical Terminology - 3 credits
BU106 Business Communications - 3 credits
BU132 Information Technology I - 3 credits
CNA105 IT Foundations - 4 credits
DA101 Introduction to Data Science - 3 credits
EC202 Principles of Microeconomics - 3 credits
EN101 English Composition - 3 credits
EN200 Advanced Composition - 3 credits
GS100 or GS102 College Seminar or College Success - 1 - 3 credits*
HCI101 Healthcare Systems and Operations - 3 credits
HCI102 Introduction to Healthcare Informatics - 3 credits
HCI210 Healthcare Informatics Data Standards - 3 credits
HIT103 Health Information Systems - 3 credits
HIT104 Legal Aspects of Health Information Technology - 3 credits
HIT118 Healthcare Reimbursement - 3 credits
HIT201 Management Principles for Health Professionals - 3 credits
HIT208 Quality Assurance & Improvement - 2 credits
MA107 Logical Reasoning & Decision Making - 3
MA120 Statistics I - 3 credits
PH205 Ethics in Health Care - 3 credits
PSY101 General Psychology - 3 credits
Total Program Credits - 65

*GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success must be taken at the main campus

Additional Degree Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” in the following courses: GS100 or GS102, BU106, BU132, CNA105, DA101, HCI101, HCI102, HCI210, HIT103, HIT104, HIT201, HIT208, HIT118, BIO119, BIO109/BIO109L, MA107, MA120 and a Quality Point Average of 2.0.

BU (Business) Courses
CNA (Computer Network Administration) Courses
DA (Data Analytics) Courses
EC (Economics) Courses
EN (English) Courses
GS (General Education) Courses
HCI (Healthcare Informatics) Courses
HIT (Health Information Technology) Courses
MA (Mathematics) Courses
PH (Philosophy) Courses
PSY (Psychology) Courses