South Dakota Board of Regents

EXISTING PROGRAM: MINOR PROGRAM MODIFICATION

This form is used to request minor changes in already existing programs (majors, minors, specializations).

Minor program modifications are approved by the VPAA and included in the annual report.

1. INSTITUTION:

Dakota State University

2. PROGRAM TITLE:

AS Health Information Technology

3. THIS PROPOSAL DEALS WITH A CHANGE IN:
		Course deletions that do not change the nature of the program, or distribution of courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required
	X	Course additions that do not change the nature of the program, or distribution of courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required
	X	Revised courses in the program

4. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE:

Fall 2007

5. LEVEL:			6. CATEGORY:
		Certificate		Minor
	X	Associate Degree	X	Major
		Bachelor’s Degree		Specialization
		Master’s Degree
		Doctoral Degree

7. PRIMARY ASPECTS OF THE MODIFICATION:

Existing Curriculum				Proposed Curriculum (Highlight Changes)
Health Information Technology Courses 42				Health Information Technology Courses 42
Pref	Num	Title	Cr Hrs	Pref	Num	Title	Cr Hrs
BIOL	323	Human Anatomy & Physiology	4	BIOL	323	Human Anatomy & Physiology	4
CIS	325	Mgmt. Info Systems	3	CIS	325	Mgmt. Info Systems	3
HIM	130	Basic Medical Terminology	2	HIM	130	Basic Medical Terminology	2
HIM	150	Infro to the Hlth Info Mmgt	3	HIM	150	Infro to the Hlth Info Mmgt	3
HIM	160	Healthcare Coding Systems	3	HIM	160	ICD-9-CM Healthcare Coding Systems	3
HIM	170	Legal Aspects of Hlth Info Mgmt	3	HIM	170	Legal Aspects of Hlth Info Mgmt	3
HIM	250	Alternative Sites Hlth Info Mgmt	2	HIM	250	Alternative Sites Hlth Info Mgmt	2
HIM	252	Basic Foundations of Hlth Data Systems	3	HIM	252	Basic Foundations of Hlth Data Systems	3
HIM	260	Fundamentals of Human Diseases	5	HIM	260	Fundamentals of Human Diseases	5
HIM	262	Advanced Coding and Reimbursement	4	HIM	262	CPT/HCPCS Healthcare Coding Systems	3
				HIM	264	Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies	1
HIM	265	Mgmt of Quality/Funct. Of HIM	4	HIM	265	Mgmt of Quality/Funct. Of HIM	4
HIM	285	Supervised Professional Practice	2	HIM	285	Supervised Professional Practice	2
HIM	286	Supervised Professional Practice	1	HIM	286	Supervised Professional Practice	1
HIM	287	Supervised Professional Practice	3	HIM	287	Supervised Professional Practice	3

8. EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGE:

The title of HIM 160 is changing to more clearly describe the content of the course. The content of HIM 262 is being divided into two courses which will allow for better coverage of the topics as well as additional laboratory experience to apply the concepts. Total number of credits in the program do not change.