HIT 355 - Professional Practice Experience I

Credit(s) 2.00
Lecture Hours: 1.00
Clinical Hours: 3.00
This course provides supervised clinical experience in health care settings. Clinic sites will be secured by the Health Information Technology (HIT) Healthcare Site Coordinator. Sites will be chosen based on proximity to students and availability of HIT-trained, on-site supervisor(s). Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of basic concepts in the health care setting.

In addition, this course provides an online learning experience simulating a health information management department through the use of virtual Electronic Health Record (EHR) activities. Upon completion, students should be able to apply basic health information management theory to health care facility practices. This course may be repeated twice for additional credit. This course replaces HIT 596.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in HIT 200 , HIT 205 , and HIT 265 .