Subject: RE: HIT/IT Certificate
From: "Bratholt,Gail" <Gail.Bratholt@sanfordhealth.org>
Date: 9/28/2012 4:42 PM
To: "'Tim Preuss'" <tim.preuss@minnesota.edu>

HI Tim!  Sorry I haven’t gotten back to you.  Things have been extremely busy here at work and we have been putting in some long hours.   I will try to get some time in the next week or two and look at this a little closer.  I may also be able to talk to a couple of people here and see if they have some suggestions too.   I will let you know.

Thanks!

Gail

Gail Bratholt

Information Technology - IT Application Support Lead

Resolute Professional Billing Team
Sanford Health - Route #415
Phone:  (701) 234-3451   

Email:  Gail.Bratholt@sanfordhealth.org

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From: Tim Preuss [mailto:tim.preuss@minnesota.edu]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:32 AM
To: Bratholt,Gail
Subject: HIT/IT Certificate

 

Gail,

The Health Information Technology and our department are working on a new certificate. I would be interested in hearing any thoughts you might have on this course of study.

We are also looking for people who can help us with Topics class suggestions. The Topics class could be a project type class like System Project, or more encryption, or more database work, or different software programs, or ...

Tim

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HIT/IT CERTIFICATE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

 

Each class required for the certificate is listed in the recommended semester. Immediately below each class is the class description from the college catalog. Below the catalog description paragraph is additional information about the class.

 

FALL SEMESTER

 

HITM1150 Introduction to Health Care Delivery

This course is a study of the historical development of the health care delivery system. The student is given an opportunity to learn about the role of the health information professional and how this role is integrated into the health care delivery system.

 

HLTH1116 Medical Terminology

This course covers prefixes, suffixes and root words used to compose medical terms. The student learns to spell, pronounce, define, analyze and formulate terminology related to body structure, disease, diagnosis and treatment. Medical abbreviations are also included.

 

CSCI1110 Informatics

This course explores how data is gathered and analyzed and how it can be applied to information technology solutions to maximize the benefits of data analysis, including increases in the efficiency and productivity of information systems. Students will explore the social, ethical and personal implications of implementing information technologies and how information processes can impact business on a local and global level.

 

How can an individual successfully defend against 85% of the current attacks? How can an individual successfully send and receive secure messages? How can an individual maximize battery life? How can an individual successfully utilize office products? How can an individual automate scheduling of appointments? Informatics teaches how.

 

CPTR1106 Microcomputer Databases

This course covers database concepts, design and construction using the latest database software. Topics include database normalization and table relationships, database objects, file creation, file manipulation, queries, macros, form development and report generation. Database programming concepts will also be introduced.

 

Utilizing a simple to understand database system, students learn the basics of databases. The foundation helps students to utilize more complex systems. Currently much of the data utilized by health information is in a database, even if the database looks like a stand-alone program.

 

 

CPTR1138 Information Systems

This course is an introduction to information systems. Topics include an overview of data communications and information systems used in a variety of organization types, network hardware, software, topologies and resources, hardware and communications standards, and the systems development life cycle.

 

People in information technology and information systems have been accused of speaking a different language. This course is a high level view of the terms and though process used by current information technology and information system professionals.

 

SPRING SEMESTER

 

HITM1155 Medicolegal Aspects

This course focuses on the application of legal principles, policies, regulations and standards for the control and use of health information. Emphasis is placed upon the proper release of patient information and legal procedures involved in court disclosure of health record information.

 

HITM2204 Fundamentals of Electronic Health Records

This course focuses on systems, policies, regulations and standards for the implementation and use of electronic records within the health care delivery system.

 

CPTR1148 Microcomputer Operating System

This course covers basic information about computer hardware and software and the use of the Windows operating system. Topics include file management techniques, utilizing common screen elements, multitasking, object linking and customizing the desktop.

 

This course teaches how to use and secure a current operating system in depth. While the topics are useful to an individual, the depths of the topics enable the student to support others using the operating system.

 

CPTR1001 Introduction to Programming and Scripting

This course is an introduction to computer programming. Emphasis will be on programming concepts, program design methodology, program debugging, problem solving and writing clear code.

 

This class helps answer the question, how to make the machine do the work. Scripting languages design makes automating machine processes simpler. The class is a middle step between non-programming and compiled languages like C++, Java, COBOL, etc…

 

CPTR2296 Topics in Computers

The goal of this course is to introduce students to a computer topic chosen from a wide range of classic and state-of-the-art research, techniques, systems and technologies in the field of computer programming or networking. Topics will vary each semester. Course may be repeated for credit with a change in subtitle.

 

The topics in this course are based on recommendation from the Health Information Technology advisory committee and the Information Technology advisory committee. Topics that have been considered are additional cryptography work, additional database work, projects with students of different majors, etc … Each semester the class topic is chosen by the designated instructor.




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Information Technology Instructor
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