HIM 1000 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3 credits

Prerequisites: Admission to the Health Information Management A.S. degree program or the Medical Coder Certificate program or the Healthcare Informatics A.S. degree program and (CGS 1070 with a grade of “C” or better or Computer/Information Literacy Competency requirement), HSC 1531 with a grade of “C” or better, and either BSC 1083 or BSC 1084C or (BSC 2085/2085L and BSC 2086/2086L) with grades of “C” or better and successful completion of MAT 0028 or higher. This course is an introduction to the health information (medical record) department, the role of the health information technician as a member of the health care team and the health information professional organization. Content to be addressed includes the fundamentals of health information practice, content and format of various types of medical records, numbering and filing systems, and health care data sets. 47 contact hours.