Courses
Health Information Administration
- HIA-M 110 Computer Concepts for Health Information (3 cr.) Course provides an overview of applications for the health and medical professionals. Topics include: audit trails, generating, quantifying and analyzing medical reports, word processing, computer hardware, medical software, copyright and fair usage. Students retrieve and present medical data.
- HIA-M 210 Data Organization and Presentation in the Healthcare Environment (3 cr.) Students will study and apply problem solving, decision analysis and data presentation techniques used in healthcare data representation for both internal and external users. ICD and CPT classification systems will be modeled and analyzed utilizing spreadsheets.
- HIA-M 220 Healthcare Decision Support (3 cr.) This course provides an overview of essential information technology tools necessary for quantitative and qualitative decision making in a healthcare environment. Students will learn effective methods to analyze patient data including ICD and CPT classification systems as they relate to decision processes in a healthcare environment.
- HIA-M 270 Foundations and Principles of Health Information Management (3 cr.) Course focuses on the administration of foundational principles of management within a health information department. Students will gain an understanding of the language of quantitative methods as well as the processes that are required for health information managers to function in a healthcare environment which demands competency in the areas of profit margins, management of financial resources and complex reimbursement processes.
- HIA-M 275 Effective Communication for the Healthcare Environment (3 cr.) Course is designed to develop effective interaction among internal and external customers in a healthcare environment. Emphasis is placed on professional communications with superiors, peers and subordinates in all areas of healthcare. Topics include: policy creation, HIM job descriptions, information technology proposal requests, e-mail etiquette and presentation skills.
- HIA-M 300 Database Design for Health Information Administration (3 cr.) Introduction to database design with an emphasis on managing data in the health information environment. Topics and concepts include creating data table relationships and normalization. Utilizing Microsoft Access to create user forms and reports. Students will be required to create a large group project.
- HIA-M 315 Quantitative Methods and Research (2 cr.) This course will outline the procedures associated with vital statistics in health care (birth/death certificates). The student will learn about the statistics associated with health care. The research portion will focus on data search and access techniques, national research policy making, biomedical and health research investigation, and research protocol data management.
- HIA-M 322 Hospital Organization and Management (3 cr.) Orientation to hospital departments hospital organization; inter- and intra-relationships of hospital and community agencies.
- HIA-M 325 Health Care Information Requirements and Standards I (3 cr.) This course will outline accreditation standards and regulatory requirements for all aspects of health care including the hospital setting, psychiatric records, and other alternate forms of delivery. It will focus on the content of the health record and documentation requirements, including an orientation to the health information management profession.
- HIA-M 326 Laboratory Enrichment for Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards I (1 cr.) This course consists of exercises that reinforce the lectures in HIA-M 325. Students explore up-to-date Web resources used in the healthcare field as well as perform database searches. Students engage in laboratory exercises that consist of evaluating health records for completeness, regulatory compliance and documentation.
- HIA-M 327 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards II (3 cr.) P: M325 This course is a continuation of HIA-M 325 and includes the ongoing review of health record documentation, in particular secondary data bases such as cancer registry, long term care and other healthcare settings. Healthcare information resources, both in print and on the World Wide Web are researched and examined extensively.
- HIA-M 328 Laboratory Enrichment for Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards II (1 cr.) P: M325 This course consists of exercises that reinforce the lectures in HIA-M 327. Students explore Web resources used in the healthcare field and perform extensive database searches.
- HIA-M 330 Medical Terminology (3 cr.) Understanding and use of the language of medicine including build, analyze, define, pronounce, and spell diagnostic terms that relate to the structure of the body systems. [vocabulary standards]
- HIA-M 340 Cancer Registry Fundamentals (3 cr.) This course will outline the organization of cancer registry programs and the operational requirements. Students will learn how to prepare annual reports and how to interpret health information data and translate it into ICD-03 codes.
- HIA-M 350 Medical Science for Health Information I (3 cr.) This course will cover pathophysiology and pharmacology associated with the body systems.
- HIA-M 356 Laboratory Enrichment for ICD-9-CM Coding (1 cr.) This course is a laboratory for HIA-M 355 that provides hands-on experience in assigning ICD-9-CM codes. Actual patient records are used for coding practice which focuses on correct code assignment and sequencing of codes to follow ethical coding guidelines. Students will also gain hands-on experience with electronic health records and coding software used in the HIM industry.
- HIA-M 375 Health information Technology (3 cr.) Introduction to health information standards that have been developed for the electronic health record and information interoperability and standards in development. Emphasis on understanding healthcare organization networks, intranets, the role of the Internet in patient data access, differences between clinical and administrative information systems used in healthcare organizations and the management and maintenance of those systems.
- HIA-M 380 Seminar in Health Information Administration (1-3 cr.) Allows the student to refine their skills in planning health care seminars for the profession, hospitals, and within the classroom setting. Written summaries and oral presentations required.
- HIA-M 400 Health Information Storage and Retrieval (3 cr.) This course will focus on the creation of forms design, including the retrieval, filing, and storage of health care information according to the guidelines established by federal and state regulations. Registries will be discussed with specific focus on the cancer registry and master patient index (MPI).
- HIA-M 420 Health Care Planning and Information Systems (3 cr.) Understanding the design of systems, research various vendors, present information so that a selection of information system can be recommended. This course will also address systems planning; systems selection process; clinical and business applications of computing in healthcare; resolving organization information issues.
- HIA-M 441 Transitional Professional Practicum in Health Information Management I (1-8 cr.) Designed for students who have completed an Associate Degree in HIM from a CAHIIM accredited program. Professional practice experience in a clinical site under direction of an HIA faculty member and an onsite clinical instructor. Practicum experience in the classroom. Emphasis on health information management, business administration and information systems.
- HIA-M 442 Transitional Professional Practicum in Health Information Management II (1-8 cr.) P: M441 This course is a continuation of HIA-M 441 and includes professionally supervised experience in an approved clinical site as well as practicum experience in the classroom.
- HIA-M 443 Professional Practicum in Health Information Management I (8 cr.) This course is designed to provide professional practice experience in an approved clinical site under the direction of an HIA faculty member and an onsite clinical instructor. Students also receive didactic and practicum experience in the classroom. Emphasis on clinical science, health information management, business administration and information systems.
- HIA-M 444 Professional Practicum in Health Information Management II (8 cr.) P: M443 This course is a continuation of HIA-M 443 and includes professionally supervised experience in an approved clinical site as well as practicum experience in the classroom.
- HIA-M 445 Medicine and the Law (1 cr.) Presentation of concepts of law in medical and/or health areas as applied to the physician, hospital, health institutions, health information, and individual health workers.
- HIA-M 450 Medical Science for Health Information II (3 cr.) P: M350. This course is a continuation of M350. Course will cover pathophysiology and pharmacology associated with the body systems.
- HIA-M 455 CPT Coding (3 cr.) P: M355. Focus on Current Procedural Terminology coding. Sequence of procedures as they relate to correct coding guidelines. Study of Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) will also be included.
- HIA-M 456 Clinical in Health Information Administration (1 cr.) P: M355 This course is a laboratory for HIA-M 455 that provides hands-on experience in assigning CPT codes. Actual patient records are used for coding practice which focuses on correct code assignment and sequencing of codes to follow ethical coding guidelines. Students will also gain hands-on experience with electronic health records and coding software used in the HIM industry.
- HIA-M 457 Practicum in Medical Coding (4 cr.) Course is designed for students completing the Certificate in Medical Coding. Students will participate in a supervised laboratory practicum focusing on the coding of complex medical records using both the ICD and CPT coding systems. Onsite observations related to coding function in approved clinical settings are included in the course content.
- HIA-M 459 Clinical in Health Information Administration (6 cr.) Professionally supervised internship in an approved clinical site for management experiences in health information services.
- HIA-A 460 Long-Term Care (1 cr.) Discuss the scope of work and the role of long term care. Understand the purpose of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), Minimum Data Set (MDS), and Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPS). Long-term care reimbursement issues addressed.
- HIA-M 461 Release of Health Care Information (1 cr.) This course will outline the requirements associated with confidentiality and privacy of health information. This course will focus on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) code sets and transactions privacy.
- HIA-M 462 Health Care Quality Improvement (2 cr.) This course will identify quality/performance improvement methods and techniques for health care professionals. Interpretation of data appropriate to user needs and presentation of information will also be covered.
- HIA-M 470 Health Care Reimbursement Systems (3 cr.) P: M355,M455 This course will present data elements that apply to prospective payment systems. It will allow the student to gain the knowledge of correct reimbursement systems and to identify issues and patient types in meeting medical necessity guidelines.
- HIA-M 480 Seminar in Health Information Administration (1-3 cr.) Allows the student to refine their skills in planning health care seminars for the profession, hospitals, and within the classroom setting. Written executive summaries and oral presentations required. Spring semester only.
- HIA-M 485 Health Information Administration Enrichment (1-6 cr.) Current trends, problems, best practices, and developments are discussed that affect the health care profession. Students pursue special interest and share information and experiences with the group. This course is an in-depth exploration of topics and issues in the forefront of health care. Format includes research papers, class discussions, and presentations.
- HIA-M 490 Directed Study (1 cr.) This course will reinforce the concepts taught throughout the semester in an independent study approach in order to review for the certification examination.
- HIA-M 499 Capstone Experience (3 cr.) This final project will allow the student to synthesize all of the information learned throughout the professional program. Written research projects and oral presentations will test the student's integrated knowledge and abilities across the field.