General Technology Associate in Applied Science Health Information Management Systems Technology Career Path
Program Description
This degree provides a choice of either a Health Information Management (HIM) or Information Systems Technology (IST) concentration.
Entrance Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Note: Students must meet with the academic program director or department head to determine a specific roadmap for completion.
Type of Program
This program is designed as a One-Plus-One program. Phase I includes general education and related course work and may be completed at Greenville Tech, any articulating college or other regionally accredited institution. Students may apply for Phase II via weighted admission as they near completion of Phase I courses. Phase II includes all Cancer Data Management and other related coursework, and a practicum.
- Phase I: Day, evening, weekend or online, full or part-time.
- Phase II: HIM and IST course work, as scheduled by the college (face-to-face or online). CDM course work available online and 160-hour practicum in a CDM setting.
Location
Phase II Cancer Data Management course work is available online only.
Requirements for Completion
The Cancer Data Management certificate includes one practicum course (CDM 260 Cancer Data Management Practicum).
- The practicum course requires that students either spend time in a CDM setting, complete work virtually, or a combination of the two.
- CDM Practicum clinical assignments are required in Phase II and may require travel outside the Greenville area if the student is not completing a completely virtual practicum.
- Students are expected to be able to travel to, and arrange accommodations for, the CDM Practicum.
- CDM Practicums are arranged by the program faculty and are completed during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.
Visit our web page at https://www.gvltec.edu/him/.
Listed below is the ideal grouping of courses in order by semester. This plan assumes a full-time schedule. Note, however, that many variables can affect this plan, and not every course is offered every semester. Please see your advisor to map out your own personalized progression toward graduation.
Note: Please contact your advisor for recommended evening schedules.
Health Information Management Concentration Recommended Program Schedule
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AHS 102 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BIO 210 | Anatomy & Physiology I* | 4 |
| CPT 170 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I* | 3 |
| Second Semester | ||
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking* | 3 |
| BIO 211 | Anatomy & Physiology II* | 4 |
| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics* | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology* | 3 |
| Phase II | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| HIM 110 | Health Information Science I | 3 |
| CDM 110 | Cancer Registry Management I | 3 |
| HIM 135 | Medical Pathology | 3 |
| HIM 265 | Supervisory Principles | 3 |
| HIM 266 | Computers in Health Care | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| HIM 115 | Medical Records & the Law | 2 |
| CDM 120 | Cancer Disease Management | 3 |
| CDM 220 | Oncology Coding and Staging Systems | 3 |
| CDM 130 | Abstracting Principles and Practices I | 2 |
| College Transferable Humanities | 3 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CDM 210 | Cancer Registry Management II | 3 |
| CDM 230 | Abstracting Principles and Practices II | 2 |
| AHS 147 | Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| CDM 250 | Cancer Statistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| CDM 260 | Cancer Data Management Practicum | 4 |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 69 | |
Information Systems Concentration Recommended Program Schedule
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AHS 102 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BIO 210 | Anatomy & Physiology I* | 4 |
| BIO 211 | Anatomy & Physiology II* | 4 |
| CPT 170 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 101 | English Composition I* | 3 |
| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics* 1 | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology* | 3 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking* | 3 |
| IST 226 | Internet Programming | 3 |
| Phase II | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| HIM 110 | Health Information Science I | 3 |
| HIM 135 | Medical Pathology | 3 |
| CDM 110 | Cancer Registry Management I | 3 |
| IST 272 | Relational Database 1 | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CDM 120 | Cancer Disease Management | 3 |
| CDM 220 | Oncology Coding and Staging Systems | 3 |
| CDM 130 | Abstracting Principles and Practices I | 2 |
| IST 278 | Database Programming 1 | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CDM 210 | Cancer Registry Management II | 3 |
| CDM 230 | Abstracting Principles and Practices II | 2 |
| AHS 147 | Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| CDM 250 | Cancer Statistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| CDM 260 | Cancer Data Management Practicum | 4 |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 70 | |
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