Health Information Management
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
This course provides an introduction to the health information science profession.
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
This course provides an introduction to classification systems, the role of coding in reimbursement, indexing and statistics and the beginning foundation of the study of disease. This course concentrates on the coding of diseases, procedures and services rendered in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Offered Fall Semester
Pre- or co-requisite: AHS 102
This course provides an in-depth study of the content, storage, retrieval, control and retention of health information systems.
Offered Spring Semester
This course provides an introduction to the study of laws applicable to the health care field with emphasis on health information practices.
Offered Spring Semester
This course covers quality assurance and health information management.
Offered Summer Semester
Co-requisite: HIM 141 (required)
This course provides an introduction to medical insurance billing and reimbursement practices with emphasis on the primary payers such as Medicare and Medicaid. The revenue cycle management practices and terminology is introduced.
Offered Fall Semester
Pre- or Co-requisite: HIM 110
This course is a study of disease processes, general classification of disease, including signs and symptoms, systems affected by disease, diagnostic measures, types of treatment, including surgical and/or chemical intervention and terminology.
Offered Summer Semester
Co-requisite: HIM 130 (required)
This course provides an intermediate study of the CPT and HCPCS coding and classification systems with respect to surgical outpatient facilities and hospitals.
Offered Spring Semester
Co-requisite: HIM 225 (required)
Pre- or Co-requisites: HIM 115 (not for General Technology degree students), HIM 120, HIM 135 (required)
This course includes correlation of didactic and laboratory experiences with clinical experiences in various health care facilities.
Offered Summer Semester
Co-requisite: HIM 227 (required)
This course includes clinical experience in the technical aspects of health information management.
Offered Spring Semester
Pre- or Co-requisite: HIM 110 (required)
This course includes a study of vital and health care statistics and registries in health information systems.
Offered Fall Semester
This course includes a study of disease and procedural coding and classification systems.
Offered Spring Semester
Co-requisite: HIM 163 (required)
This course provides a study of advanced coding and classification systems.
Offered Summer Semester
Co-requisite: HIM 164 (required)
This capstone course is designed to promote interactive discussion related to the HIM profession to include career issues and opportunities. The course includes specific projects and capstone competencies in a mock testing environment.
Offered Fall Semester
Prerequisite: HIM 215
This course covers principles of authority/responsibility, delegation and effective communication, organization charts, job descriptions, policies and procedures, employee motivation, discipline and performance evaluation in health information management.
Offered Fall Semester
This course covers hardware and software components of computers for medical record applications, methods of controlling accuracy and security of data in computer systems, record linkage and data sharing concepts.