Program Overview
College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Healthcare Business Informatics (HBI) program will help prepare you for employment as a specialist in:
- Installation
- Data management
- Data archiving/retrieval
- System design and support
- Computer training for medical information systems
Degree and Certificate Options
- Associate in Applied Science in Healthcare Business Informatics (two years)
- Healthcare IT Foundations Certificate
Careers
- Database/data warehouse analysts
- Technical support professionals
- Informatics technology professionals
- Medical appliance technicians
- Medical records and health information technicians
- Networking and security technicians
- Computer maintenance professionals in the healthcare field
Student Learning Outcomes
- Apply current and emerging technology applications and data standards to construct medical records and clinical databases
- Utilize technology, including hardware and software applications, to ensure data collection, storage, analysis, and reporting of health care information
- Collect, organize, and present data for quality management, utilization management, risk management, and other related studies
- Implement, support, and retrieve data utilizing informatics techniques including data warehousing, integrity, security, mining and reporting
Curriculum Guides
| First Year Fall Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBL 110 World of Work | Prerequisites: none | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | Prerequisites: ENG 090 and RED 090, or ENG 095, or DRE 098, or appropriate placement | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy or CIS 110 Introduction to Computers |
Prerequisites for CIS 110: ENG 090 and RED 090 and DMA 010-050, or ENG 095 and DMA 010-050, or DRE 098 and DMA 010-050 or appropriate placement Prerequisites for CIS 111: none |
1 – 2 | 2 | n/a | 3 – 4 | 2 – 3 |
| MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy or MAT 171 Pre-calculus Algebra |
Prerequisites for MAT 143: DMA 010-050 and DRE 098 Prerequisites for MAT 171 — take one set: Set 1: DMA 010-080 Set 2: DMA 010-050 and DMA 065 Set 3: MAT 121 |
2 – 3 | 2 | n/a | 4 – 5 | 3 – 4 |
| MED 121 Medical Terminology I | Prerequisites: ENG 090 and RED 090, or ENG 095, or DRE 098, or appropriate placement | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| HBI 110 Issues and Trends in HBI | Prerequisites: none | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 – 17 | |||||
| First Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disc | Prerequisites: ENG 111 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| CTI 120 Network and Security Foundations | Prerequisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
| CTS 240 Project Management or CTS 130 Spreadsheet or WBL 112, WBL 121, WBL 122, WBL 131, WBL 132 |
Prerequisites for CTS 240: ENG 090 and RED 090 or ENG 095 or DRE 098 or appropriate placement and CIS 111 or CIS 110 Prerequisites for CTS 130: CIS 110 or CIS 111 Prerequisites for WBL: none |
0 – 2 | 0 – 2 | n/a | 4 – 20 | 2 – 3 |
| NOS 110 Operating Systems Concepts | Prerequisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| OST 149 Medical Legal Issues | none | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 122 Medical Terminology II | Prerequisite: MED 121 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 17 – 18 | |||||
| Second Year Fall Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET 110 Networking Concepts | Prerequisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
| CTS 120 Hardware/Software Support | Co-Requisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| HBI 113 Survey of Med Insurance | Prerequisites: none | 3 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 3 |
| OST 286 Professional Development | Prerequisites: none | 3 | 0 | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| DBA 110 Database Concepts | Prerequisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| CTS 115 Info Sys Business Concepts or BUS 110 Intro to Business |
Prerequisites for CTS 115: none Prerequisites for BUS 110: ENG 090 and RED 090, or ENG 095 or DRE 098, or appropriate placement |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |||||
| Second Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum/Fine Art Elective Choose an appropriate course from the CAA list |
Prerequisites: may vary based on course | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| PSY 150 General Psychology or SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology or ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics |
Prerequisites for PSY 150: ENG 080 and RED 080 or ENG 085 or DRE 097 or appropriate placement Prerequisites for SOC 210: ENG 090 and RED 090 or ENG 095 or DRE 098 or appropriate placement Prerequisites for ECO 251: ENG 090 and RED 090 and DMA 010-050, or ENG 095 and DMA 010-050; DRE 098 and DMA 010-050 or appropriate placement |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| HBI 250 Data Mgmt and Utilization | Prerequisites: DBA 110, DBA 120, or DBA 210 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
| DBA 115 Database Applications | Prerequisites: DBA 110 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
| WBL 112, WBL 121, WBL 122, WBL 131, WBL 132, Work-Based Learning or CTI 110 Web Programming Database or OST 247 Procedural Coding |
Prerequisites for CTI 110: none Prerequisites for OST 247: MED 121 or OST 141 |
0 – 2 | 0 – 2 | n/a | 4 – 10 | 2 – 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 14 – 15 | |||||
| Total Semester Hours Required for Associate Degree | 65 – 68 | |||||
| First Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MED 121 Medical Terminology I | Prerequisites: ENG 090 and RED 090, or ENG 095, or DRE 098, or appropriate placement | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| HBI 110 Issues and Trends in HBI | Prerequisites: none | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| CIS 110 Intro to Computers or CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy |
Prerequisites for CIS 110: ENG 090 and RED 090 and DMA 010-050, or ENG 095 and DMA 010-050, or DRE 098 and DMA 010-050 or appropriate placement Prerequisites for CIS 111: none |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |||||
| Second Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MED 122 Medical Terminology II | Prerequisite: MED 121 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| HBI 113 Survey of Med Insurance | none | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| CTI 120 Network and Security Foundations | Prerequisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |||||
| Total Semester Hours Required for Certificate | 18 | |||||