HIT 2600 - Practice Experience & RHIT Proficiency

Prerequisite(s): HIT 1550; HIT 2100; and HIT 2200, all with a grade of C or better.
This course includes an on-site professional practice experience and preparation for the RHIT credentialing exam. The experiential portion provides supervised professional practice projects structured to allow student learning experiences within the health information services department of a hospital or other health care organization (requires 40 hours of experience within the session). Principles of health information technology will be applied through observation and/or mentorship, and participation in a variety of health information management functions and simulations. This course may require student travel and to be available to complete hours during normal business hours. In the RHIT exam preparation portion, students will review HIT competencies, skills, and knowledge for all the HIM domains. RHIT Exam Early Testing Option approval, registration, scheduling, and taking the exam at a Pearson testing site is executed within this course. The course provides study tips, exam guidelines, review resources, practice exams, and more to help you prepare for the RHIT exam. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)