Transferable to a Bachelor's Degree in Health Services Administration at SPC.
Additional Information: Health Information Management Program; also, please see our FAQ at: http://www.spcollege.edu/hec/FAQ/.
Before entering the first term of the Health Information Management “program courses,” students must complete a minimum of 12 credits, which must include (CGS 1060 or Computer/Information Literacy Competency requirement), HSC 1531 and BSC 1083 (or BSC 2085/L and 2086/L), from the general education and/or support courses listed below. General education and support courses do not have to be completed in the order listed. Candidates will also complete the Health Programs Application form. Please see a counselor or advisor.
APPROVED REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH CATALOG YEAR
20081/0400 (BEGINNING 8/25/2008) OR LATER
~ REFER TO CURRICULUM FILES FOR PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR REQUIREMENTS ~
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (19 credits) |
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| Enhanced World View Requirement | ||
| ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) | 3 | |
| SPC 1017 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| or (SPC 1017H, SPC 1065, SPC 1608, or SPC 1608H) | ||
| Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course | 3 | |
| a Mathematics - One college level course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG or STA prefix | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course with POS, PSY or SYG prefix | 3 | |
| PHI 1631 | STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS | 3 |
| or (PHI 1600, PHI 1602H, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649) | ||
| * CGS 1070 - BASIC COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY or Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement |
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GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER REQUIRED IN ALL COURSES |
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SUPPORT COURSES (6 credits) |
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| a, * BSC 1083 - HUMAN ANATOMY (Lab is not required) OR (BSC 2085/L and BSC 2086/L) | 3 | |
| * HSC 1149C - GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | 1 | |
| * HSC 1531 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 | |
PROGRAM COURSES 1st Term in Program (12 credits) |
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| * HIM 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
| * HIM 1430 - PRINCIPLES OF DISEASE | 3 | |
| * HIM 2222 - BASIC ICD CODING | 3 | |
| * HSA 1100 - HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS | 3 | |
| 2nd Term in Program (10 credits) | ||
| HIM 1110 | CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, INDEXES, AND REGISTRIES | 3 |
| HIM 2012 | HEALTH LAW CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES | 3 |
| HIM 2214C | HEALTHCARE STATISTICS AND RESEARCH | 1 |
| * HIM 2234 - ADVANCED ICD CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | 3 | |
| 3rd Term in Program (4 credits) | ||
| * HIM 1211 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES | 2 | |
| * HIM 1800 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE I | 2 | |
| 4th Term in Program (8 credits) | ||
| * HIM 2253 - BASIC CPT CODING | 3 | |
| HIM 2500 | ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION | 3 |
| * HIM 2810 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE II | 2 | |
| 5th Term in Program (8 credits) | ||
| * HIM 2283 - ADVANCED CPT CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | 3 | |
| HIM 2510 | QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT | 3 |
| HIM 2820 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE III | 2 |
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS |
67 |
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a Students planning to transfer to a 4-year college should take BSC 2085-2085L, BSC 2086-2086L, and MAC 1105 or higher. |
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* Applies to Medical Coder Certificate.C&I 9/11/07 ~ BOT 10/16/07; 6/17/08 |
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