HITM 1110 - Medical Terminology in Health Information

3 Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab

This course is designed to combine the terminology for medications prescribed and for common disease conditions, according to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Content includes spelling and usage of word roots, suffixes, prefixes, word analysis, and abbreviations common to the health information professional. This course will also include drug terminology, pharmacological names, drug classifications and the medical uses of medications per body system.

Course Prerequisite(s): None