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Courses Offered Online
Oakton offers a variety of online courses (see list below); however, the College does not offer all courses every semester. For the current semester's courses, go to the class schedule. The class schedule provides more complete information, including course description, instructor, course fee,* and textbook required.
*Fees vary per course.
Health Information Technology
HIT101 - Introduction to Medical Transcription
(offered fall semester only)Course develops speed and accuracy in transcription of correspondence and medical reports with physician-dictated media organized by medical specialty. Associated pharmacy vocabulary integrated by body system. Content includes grammar and punctuation review, editing and proofreading, efficient use of medical references and other resources, practical experience in transcription for medical offices and clinics. Prerequisite: HIT 104 with minimum grade of C,or concurrent enrollment, or knowledge of medical terminology as demonstrated by proficiency exam. Recommended: Hands-on experience with Windows-based word processing software and keyboarding ability of 40 words per minute.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $20
HIT104 - Medical Terminology
Course presents medical terminology through study of medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes. Focus on relationships among symptomatic, disease, and procedural terms.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
HIT105 - Advanced Medical Terminology
Course continues study of medical terminology. Content includes medical word roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms that relate to pharmacology, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine and psychiatry. Prerequisite: HIT 104.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
HIT126 - Healthcare Classification Systems and Registries
Course covers classification systems and registries employed to organize medical information for future retrieval and reporting. Prerequisite: HIT 104, HIT 121, BIO 131 and BIO 132 with minimum grade of C in each course.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 2)
Fee: $25
HIT194 - Health Informatics for Healthcare Professions
Course covers health information systems used in health care delivery systems including terminology and essential concepts of health information systems. An overview of varied automated administrative and financial systems is given. Course covers structure of electronic health records (EHRs). Content includes overview of health care industrys transitioning to electronic health record systems, components of EHRs, technologies used for input into EHRs, and privacy and security issues affecting access to and use of patient information.Student practice in application of software common to healthcare setting.Recommended: Hands-on computer experience using software in Windows, i.e., Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
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