Health Information Technology
- Mission Statement
Through strong community support, engaged learning opportunities, and remarkable faculty, the HIT program provides high quality education to prepare graduates for professional positions at the HIM technical level.
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Certificate
Domains are no longer current, the HIT program is seeking approval from accrediting body for new domains. Updates will be made after May 2025.
Learning outcomes for the Healthcare Coding & Classification Certificate are below. More details are further down on the page in the table.Domain 1: Data Content, Structure & Standards (Information Governance)
Domain 2: Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy & Security
Domain 3: Informatics, Analytics and Data Use
Domain 4: Revenue Management
Domain 5: Compliance
Domain 6: Leadership
Supporting Body of Knowledge - Associate Degree
Domains are no longer current, the HIT program is seeking approval from accrediting body for new domains. Updates will be made after May 2025.
Learning outcomes for the Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology are below. More details are further down on the page in the table.
Domain 1: Data Content, Structure & Standards (Information Governance)
Domain 2: Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy & Security
Domain 3: Informatics, Analytics and Data Use
Domain 4: Revenue Management
Domain 5: Compliance
Domain 6: Leadership
Supporting Body of KnowledgeThe WSU HIT Associate degree program is externally accredited by The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM). As such, the program has significant annual program assessment requirements, including assessment of student learning outcomes. The requirements follow the annual program assessment report (APAR) as required by CAHIIM. Those requirements can be found at www.cahiim.org.
Health Information Technology, AAS degree program
- Ninety-six percent (96%) of students rated the quality of the HIT program, as related to their preparation as an HIM professional, as good to excellent.
- One-hundred percent (100%) of HIT program graduates passed the RHIT certification examination on their first attempt.
- Bachelor Degree
Domains are no longer current, the hit program is seeking approval from accrediting body for new domains. Updates will be made after May 2025.
Learning outcomes for the Bachelor of Science in Health Administration are below. More details are further down on the page in the table.Domain 1: Data Content, Structure & Standards (Information Governance)
Domain 2: Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy & Security
Domain 3: Informatics, Analytics and Data Use
Domain 4: Revenue Management
Domain 5: Compliance
Domain 6: Leadership
Supporting Body of Knowledge
- Certificate
- Curriculum Grid
- Program and Contact Information
Health Information Technology is an Associate of Applied Science degree offered in the Health Administrative Service department:
- Health Information Technicians perform technical functions such as coding diseases and operations, releasing medical information, teamwork and employee supervision, maintaining data and conducting analysis using computer application software. The essential functions of maintaining health data and records in acute, long-term, and ambulatory health care settings. Opportunities exist in health care settings, e.g., hospitals, ambulatory settings, long-term care settings, insurance companies, and software vendors.
- In addition to course and laboratory course work, students participate in a supervised practicum experience in a hospital medical record department or other health information environment.
- The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education accredits the Health Information Technology program.
- Successful completion of the Health Information Technology two-year program leads to an associate of applied science degree and the student is then eligible to sit for the national certification exam. Students passing this national examination may use the professional designation Registered Health Information Technician.
Contact Information:Heather Merkley3959 Stadium Way, Dept 3911Ogden, UT 84408-3911801-626-7074 - Assessment Plan
ACAD Year Outcomes Course Evaluation Methods Assessment Report 23/24 A. Eighty percent of all HIT students will complete a mock RHIT exam with a score 73% score or higher. HIM 2862 Annual review of the RHIT mock exam will be conducted to analyze student performance in each knowledge area in comparison with overall performance. Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body B. Eighty percent or more of the subject areas of the graduate survey will show that instruction was satisfactory. HIM 2862 Detailed graduate surveys are conducted annually and the results are analyzed and shared with the HIM Advisory committee. Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body C. An employer survey will be conducted annually to examine the entry-level satisfaction of HIM graduate’s competencies. It evaluates HIT graduates working level, overall satisfaction, and provides an opportunity for community members to suggest HIT areas of concern or additions to the curriculum. HIM 2862 Employer and practicum preceptor surveys are conducted annually by the HIM program director. The results are shared with HIT/HIM faculty and HIM Advisory committee. Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body 24/25 Implement Changes from Outcomes A – C
Implement new CAHIIM Curriculum Competencies
All courses Outcomes A-C will be assessed as previously describe methods. Findings will be reviewed with HIM Advisory Committee.
New Curriculum Competencies will be established Fall 2025. Student Achievement Assessments will be completed on each competency based on “80% of students will complete with a 73% grade or better” for each competency.
Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body 25/26 Evaluation of Outcomes A-C
Evaluation of the HIT Curriculum Competencies
All courses Outcomes A-C will be assessed as previously described methods. Findings will be reviewed with HIM Advisory Committee.
Curriculum Competencies. Student Achievement Assessments will be completed on each competency based on “80% of students will complete with a 73% grade or better” for each competency.
Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body
Biennial Report
26/27 Evaluation of Outcomes A-C
Evaluation of the new CAHIIM HIT Curriculum Competencies
All courses Outcomes A-C will be assessed as previously described methods. Findings will be reviewed with HIM Advisory Committee.
Curriculum Competencies. Student Achievement Assessments will be completed on each competency based on “80% of students will complete with a 73% grade or better” for each competency.
Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body
Biennial Report
27/28 Evaluation of Outcomes A-C
Evaluation of HIT Curriculum Competencies
All courses Outcomes A-C will be assessed as previously described methods. Findings will be reviewed for suggestions and improvement with HIM Advisory Committee.
Curriculum Competencies. Student Achievement Assessments will be completed on each competency based on “80% of students will complete with a 73% grade or better” for each competency.
Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body
HIT Program will have an annual recertification assessment. Findings from this report will be evaluated by CAHIIM for continued recertification.
28/29 Evaluation of Outcomes A-C
Evaluation of HIT Curriculum Competencies
CAHIIM Standards will be evaluated in the Recertification Evaluation due 28/29 AY
All courses Outcomes A-C will be assessed as previously described methods. Findings will be reviewed for suggestions and improvement with HIM Advisory Committee.
Curriculum Competencies. Student Achievement Assessments will be completed on each competency based on “80% of students will complete with a 73% grade or better” for each competency.
Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body
HIT Program will have an annual recertification assessment. Findings from this report will be evaluated by CAHIIM for continued recertification.
29/30 Evaluation of Outcomes A-C
Evaluation of HIT Curriculum Competencies
CAHIIM Recertification Evaluation, Standards, and curriculum competencies will be implemented.
All courses Outcomes A-C will be assessed as previously described methods. Findings will be reviewed for suggestions and improvement with HIM Advisory Committee.
Curriculum Competencies. Student Achievement Assessments will be completed on each competency based on “80% of students will complete with a 73% grade or better” for each competency.
Annual Progress Assessment Report due to CAHIIM Accrediting Body
- Assessment Report Submissions
- Program Review
This information is part of the cyclical program review process. Details such as mission statements, learning outcomes, etc., are updated as part of the biennial assessment reporting process, an integral component of program review.