Health Information Management (Certificate)

The Health Information Management Certificate is designed for students with a background in medical coding that look toward expanding their knowledge and skill set to qualify for higher level positions in the Health Information Management field. This program will prepare students to sit for the CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) examination.

 

HIM courses are available fully online, despite being listed as a hybrid. The "hybrid" designation simply means that students have the option to attend a weekly lecture either in person or via Microsoft Teams. Participation in these sessions is entirely optional. You may continue to take the course fully online and asynchronously if that better suits your schedule.

Expected Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

• Describe health care organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders.
• Apply policies, regulations, and standards in the management of information.
• Identify policies and strategies to achieve data integrity.
• Determine compliance of health record content within the health organization.
• Explain the use of classification systems, clinical vocabularies, and nomenclatures.
• Apply privacy strategies to health information.
• Apply security strategies to health information.
• Identify compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle.
• Describe the concepts of managing data.
• Determine diagnosis and procedure codes and groupings according to official guidelines.
• Evaluate revenue cycle processes.
• Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies.
• Apply legal processes impacting health information.
• Demonstrate compliance with external forces.
• Identify the components of risk management related to health information management.
• Identify the impact of policy on health care.
• Demonstrate fundamental leadership skills.

Graduation Requirements

To earn a certificate in this program, a student must complete all program credits.

Program Courses

AHS-115	Fundamentals of Human Disease	3
AHS-121	Essentials of Pharmacology	3
HIM-106	Medical Coding II	3
HIM-108	Electronic Health Records	2
HIM-132	Reimbursement Methodologies	3
HIM-203	Medical Coding Professional Practice	2
EXL-225	Experiential Learning I	1 to 6
Total Credit Hours:		19

 

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