Diploma in Health Information Technology (DHIT)
About The Course...
In modern healthcare field, advances in medical sciences, legislative reform, computerization, and the need to manage health care delivery systems and health care costs, have created a growing demand for information professionals. Information professionals are the health information technicians with the knowledge and skills to process, analyse and distribute healthcare information. As there is increasing in aging population there is more need of medical tests, treatments and clinical procedures, employment of health information technicians is growing increasingly. Additional records, coupled with widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) by all types of healthcare providers, could lead to an increased need for technicians to organise and manage the associated information in all areas of the healthcare industry.
Student Intake
Twice per Year
Batch Size
20 Students
Requirements
- A student who passed (10+2) matriculation (OR) Passed GCE/IGCSE A level Exam (OR)
- University students majoring in some specified science disciplines (OR)
- Candidates with diploma in computer sciences (OR)
- Bachelor graduates with specified science disciplines
- Age – not more than 40 years and no sex discrimination
Course Curriculum
- Fundamentals of Computer
- Introduction to Health Information Technology
- Biomedical Sciences I
- Biomedical Sciences II
- Biomedical Sciences III
- Medical Terminology
- English
- Biomedical Sciences IV
- Biomedical Sciences V
- Health Data Management
- Introduction to Healthcare System
- Computer Applications in Healthcare
- Health Information System
- Biostatistics and Research Methodology
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Health Informatics
- Basic Epidemiology for Health Professionals
- Fundamentals of Coding
- Health IT Projects and Management
- Advanced Health Information Systems
- Clinical Decision Support System
- Health Information Privacy and Security
- Data Analysis
- Health Informatics Standards and Regulations
- Advanced Medical Coding and Billing
- Quality Management in Healthcare
- Health IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Health IT Capstone Project
- Advanced English
Internship Project (IP)
At the end of the first year, students shall be required to carry out a mandatory Internship Project (IP) for a period of six to eight weeks in an organisation.<br><br>
Students have to submit the IP report at the end of Semester III. The report would be evaluated internally by a panel of faculty members. The report must include a IP completion certificate obtained from the organisation concerned.
Internship Project (IP)
At the end of the first year, students shall be required to carry out a mandatory Internship Project (IP) for a period of six to eight weeks in an organisation.<br><br>
Students have to submit the IP report at the end of Semester III. The report would be evaluated internally by a panel of faculty members. The report must include a IP completion certificate obtained from the organisation concerned.
Facilities Provided
- Hospitals, medical centres.
- Non-government Organisations (NGOs) and International Non-government Organisations (INGOs) such as WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, etc…
- Pharmaceuticals and health related products industries and companies.
Observation and Discussions
- Organization set up of health care system
- Structure and functions (operation theater, OPD, emergency unit, dispensary, waste disposal, human resource management) of a hospital
- Barriers and limitations of provision of health care
- Communication with community and health sectors (national and international)
- Hospital stay and turnover rate
- Referral system
- Ambulance facilities
- Food Court in a hospital/ industry
- Industrial Health
- Sterilization processes and sanitary disposal of hospital / industrial waste products.
Staff Management at the tour site
- Duty roster, rotation of departments or wards
- Leave system
- Incentive and punishment system
- Rules and regulations
Professional Scope
Health Information Technologists in
- Data management analysis
- System implementation and support
- Data security and privacy
- Data quality integrity
- Healthcare improvement: Health information technician, medical coder, health services administrator
- Interoperability and integration
- Research and development
