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Healthcare Informatics

HCINF-AS

Angela Picard Carney, Program Director 
Contact Information: 
hcinformatics@spcollege.edu
(727) 341-4171

View the Healthcare Informatics Transitional Program

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (19 credits)
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
SPC 1600 - INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3
or (SPC 1600H, SPC 1016, SPC 1060 or SPC 1060H)
Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course 3

Mathematics - aOne college-level course with a MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG or STA prefix

3
PHI 2635 - HEALTH CARE ETHICS APPLIED 3
or (PHI 1600PHI 1602H, PHI 1631 or PHI 2649)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course - POS, PSY or SYG prefix 3
CTS 1101 - BASIC COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY 1
or (Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement)

SUPPORT COURSES (5 credits)
BSC 1083 - aHUMAN ANATOMY OR (BSC 1085/L and BSC 1086/L) 3
HSC 1531 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2

MAJOR COURSES (17 credits)
HSA 1100 - HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS 3
HIM 1102 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS 3
HIM 2652 - ELECTRONIC HEALTH/MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS 3
HIM 1212 - DATA AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT 3
HIM 1002 - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
HIM 2003 - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS PRACTICUM 2

PROFESSIONAL COURSES (26 credits)
HIM 1430 - PRINCIPLES OF DISEASE 3
HIM 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3
HIM 1110 - CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, INDEXES, AND REGISTRIES 3
HIM 1211 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2
HIM 2012 - HEALTH LAW CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES 3
HIM 2214C - HEALTHCARE STATISTICS AND RESEARCH 1
HIM 2500 - ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION 3
HIM 2510 - QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT 3
HIM 2223 - INTRODUCTION TO CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEMS 3
HIM 2004 - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS CAPSTONE 2

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

67
a Students planning to transfer to a 4-year college should take BSC 1085/1085L, 1086/1086L, and MAC 1105 or higher.

Healthcare Informatics Transitional Program

Requirements: Students who have a current, valid, health-related credential or license OR are a graduate of an accredited health-related Associate, Bachelor, or graduate degree program may be eligible for advanced placement credits. Students who qualify for advanced placement would not be required to complete BSC 1083 Human Anatomy, HSC 1531 Medical Terminology, and HIM 1430 Principles of Disease. The listed General Education Courses can be met either by transfer credit or completed at SPC. Documentation verifiying the credential/license AND official copies of transcripts must be provided with the Health Programs Application from in order to determine eligibility for advanced placement.


GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (19 credits)
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
SPC 1600 - INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3
or (SPC 1600H, SPC 1016, SPC 1060 or SPC 1060H)
Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course 3
Mathematics - aOne college-level course with a MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG or STA prefix 3
PHI 2635 - HEALTH CARE ETHICS APPLIED 3
or (PHI 1600PHI 1602H, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course - POS, PSY or SYG prefix 3
CTS 1101 - BASIC COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY 1
or (Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement)

b
ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDITS

8

PROFESSIONAL COURSES (21 credits)
HIM 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3
HIM 1110 - CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, INDEXES, AND REGISTRIES 3
HIM 1211 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2
HIM 2012 - HEALTH LAW CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES 3
HIM 2214C - HEALTHCARE STATISTICS AND RESEARCH 1
HIM 2500 - ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION 3
HIM 2510 - QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT 3
HSA 1100 - HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS 3

MAJOR COURSES (19 credits)
HIM 1102 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS 3
HIM 2652 - ELECTRONIC HEALTH/MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS 3
HIM 1212 - DATA AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT 3
HIM 1002 - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
HIM 2223 - INTRODUCTION TO CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEMS 3
HIM 2003 - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS PRACTICUM 2
HIM 2004 - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS CAPSTONE 2

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

67
a Students planning to transfer to a 4-year college should take BSC 1085/1085L, BSC 1086/1086L, and MAC 1105 or higher.

b
Advanced Placement credits are given for:
       BSC 1083 Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) OR
           (BSC 1085/L and BSC 1086/L = 8 credits)
       HSC 1531 Medical Terminology (2 credit hours)
       HIM 1430 Principles of Disease (3 credit hours)