HIM 2510 QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admissions to the Health Information Management A.S. degree program or the Healthcare Informatics A. S. degree program and HIM 2500 with a grade of “C” or better or program director approval. Pre- or co-requisites: HIM 2214C, HIM 2234, HIM 2283, and HSC 1149C with grades of “C” or better. Corequisite: HIM 2820. This course is an introduction to health care Quality and Performance Improvement, Utilization Management, Risk Management, and Credentialing. An introduction is also provided in basic health care research methodology, epidemiology, as well as statistical analysis, reporting and interpretation. 47 contact hours.