HIT 112 - Healthcare Information and Data Governance

Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours

Prerequisites: HIT 100, HIT 104

Description
This course introduces information security and privacy concepts, along with technical and legal principles of computer information security to protect healthcare data in an electronic environment. Topics include information and data governance principles, database management, innovations in interoperability, data standards, common computer and network threats and vulnerabilities as well as information security risk assessment.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

Assess information security risks.
Apply regulatory standards of data.
Evaluate database structures.
Create information and data security policies.
Utilize current technological trends in healthcare.

Listed Topics

Database management
Healthcare standards for information technology security and privacy
Risk management
Information and data governance
Interoperability in healthcare
Data exchange standards
Relationship of clinical concepts to the disease process and treatment in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Logical Observation Identifiers, Names, and Codes (LOINC)
Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT)
RXNorm

Reference Materials
Current textbooks and appropriate software

Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals:

Technological Competence

Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 04/13/2025
Last Reviewed: 04/13/2025

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