SCANS Matrix
Program: Health Information Technology
CIP: 51.0707
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1305
Medical Terminology I
HITT 1301
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1249
Health Data Content &
Structure
Pharmacology
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1441
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1345
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1167
Medical Transcription
Fundamentals
Coding & Classification
Systems
Health Care Delivery
Systems
Practicum I
HITT 2166
Practicum II
HPRS 2301
Pathophysiology
HITT 1355
Health Care Statistics
HITT 1353
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1311
Legal & Ethical Aspects of
Health Information
Computers in Health Care
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 2435
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 2167
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HITT 1307
HITT 2339
HITT 2443
Health Information
Organization and
Supervision
Coding & Reimbursement
Methodologies
Practicum III
Quality Assessment and
Performance
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason
effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM Health Information Technology
ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
1 READING: Locate, understand, HITT 1305, 1301, 1249,
and interpret written information 1441, 1345, 1167, 2166,
in prose and in documents such 1355, 1353, 1311, 2339,
as manuals, graphs, and
2435, 2167, 2443, HPRS
schedules.
2301, MRMT 1307
2 WRITING: Communicate
thoughts, ideas, information, and
messages in writing, and create
documents such as letters,
directions, manuals, reports,
graphs, and flow charts.
HITT 1305, 1301, 1249,
1441, 1345, 1167, 2166,
1355, 1353, 1311, 2339,
2435, 2167, 2443, HPRS
2301, MRMT 1307
3 ARITHMETIC OR
HITT 1249, 2166, 1355,
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic 2339, 2167
computations and approach
practical problems by choosing
appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: HITT 1305, 1301, 1249,
Organize ideas and communicate 1441, 1345, 1167, 2166,
orally; receive, attend to,
1355, 1353, 1311, 2339,
interpret, and respond to verbal 2435, 2167, 2443, HPRS
messages and other cues.
2301, MRMT 1307
Method of Assessment
Findings and Plans for
Improvements
Written exams and projects,
transcription of reports and
use of reference materials,
exercises, Professional
practice experience (PPE)
competency checklist,
workbook activities
HITT2443- Project 1-3 – class
average was 82.3 . Class
had good understanding of
information.
Written exams, projects,
transcription of reports,
exercises, PPE competency
checklist, PPE report, written
reports, request for proposal
project, workbook activities
HITT2443- Project 3-1 –
Class average was 82.5.
Class successful using
technology to communicate
results.
Continue assignments that
help students improve critical
thinking skills.
Written exams, calculation of HITT 2339 – Layout/Budget
statistics, PPE competency Project – Class average 84.
checklist, budget activity,
department layout project
Increase detail in budget
assignment.
Group discussion, oral
presentation, oral exercises,
exercises, PPE supervisor
evaluation,
HITT 2339 – In-service
Presentation – class average
86.2; without student who did
not complete project 97.
Class demonstrated good
organization skills.
Continue project to help
students feel more
comfortable speaking in front
of others.
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker
must think creatively, make
decisions, solve problems,
visualize, know how to learn, and
reason effectively.
HITT 1305, 1301, 1249,
1441, 1345, 1167, 2166,
1355, 1353, 1311, 2339,
2435, 2167, 2443, HPRS
2301, MRMT 1307
Written exams, projects,
transcription of reports,
exercises, PPE report, PPE
supervisor evaluation, written
reports
HITT1441 Final Exam – Class
average 89
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
worker must display
responsibility, self-esteem,
sociability, self-management,
integrity, and honesty.
HITT 1305, 1301, 1249,
1441, 1345, 1167, 2166,
1355, 1353, 1311, 2339,
2435, 2167, 2443, HPRS
2301, MRMT 1307
Group discussions, written
exams, transcription of
reports, exercises, written
reports, PPE competency
checklist, PPE supervisor
evaluation,
HITT 2166 – Supervisor
evaluation – all students
received favorable
evaluations.
Written exams, projects,
group discussions, oral
exercises, transcription of
HITT 1311- RFP Project –
Class average of 90.3. Lack
of attendance at presentation,
7 WORKPLACE
COMPETENCIES: resources;
interpersonal skills; information;
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
HITT 1305, 1301, 1249,
1441, 1345, 1167, 2166,
1355, 1353, 1311, 2339,
Within normal limits, continue
to monitor.
Continue to stress importance
of professionalism.
systems; and technology
reports, use of reference
materials, written reports,
PPE competency checklist,
PPE supervisor evaluation,
request for proposal, inservice presentation,
workbook activities
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS HITT 1305, 1301, 1441, 1167, Lab projects, written reports,
2166, 1355, 1353, 1311,
transcription of reports, graph
2339, 2167, 2443, MRMT
PPE competency checklists,
1307
PPE report, department
layout project, use of
reference materials
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Revised August 2010
2435, 2167, 2443, HPRS
2301, MRMT 1307
failure to follow format.
Stress importance of
attendance. Reinforce
instructions to help students
understand the concept for a
request for proposal project
MRMT 1307 – Transcription
of reports – Students have
formatting issues with reports
and lack grammar skills.
Reinforce grammar and
format through feedback on
reports.