HIT 253 - Healthcare Management and Supervision

(3 credits)

30 lecture hours; 30 lab hours
Prerequisites: HIT 252
Corequisites: HIT 253L; HIT 243; HIT 263
HIT 253 and HIT 253L presents an introduction to management functions and principles as they apply to healthcare supervision at the first and second level of management. Simulated laboratory practice includes case studies and role playing; conducting in-service training, interviews and counseling sessions; writing job descriptions, procedures, equipment justifications, and reports. Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint software is used in this course. Additionally, this class prepares students to write the National Certification Exam, Registered Health Information Technology (RHIT), administered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).