HIM Major Requirements
Health Information Management equips students for the electronic management of sensitive patient health information
and health care organization revenue cycles.
The program is structured to provide a professional education with a comprehensive
curriculum and is guided by the principle of quality health care through quality information.
HIM Foundation Courses
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Requirement
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Credits
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Examples
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Human Biology (Grade of "C" or higher required)
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3 credits
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BIO 130 Human Biology* (4 credits)
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Anatomy & Physiology (Grade of "C" or higher required)
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3 credits
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BIO 212 Anatomy & Physiology*
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Medical Terminology
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3 credits
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HCA 105 Medical Terminology
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Health Care Finance
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3 credits
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HCA 211 Health Care Finance**
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Health Care Economics
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3 credits
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HCA 311 Health Care Economics*
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Transcultural Competency in Health Care
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3 credits
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HA 350 Transcultural Competency in HCA*
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Reimbursement Methodologies
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3 credits
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HIM 205 Reimbursement Methodologies
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Health Care Organizations Management
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3 credits
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HIM 305 Health Care Organizations Management
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Medical Coding and Billing
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3 credits
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HIM 310 Medical Coding and Billing
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Human Resource Management
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3 credits
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HRM 310 Human Resource Management
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Intro. to Computer Science (Grade of "C" or higher required)
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3 credits
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ITE 102 Introduction to Computer Science
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Leadership
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3 credits
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MGT 450 or MGT 451 Leadership
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TOTAL
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36 min.
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*Meets a general Education requirement
**ACC 101 is a prerequisite
HIM Major Requirements
(Grades of C or higher are required in all credits in the major)
Residency requirement: A minimum of 18 credits in the major plus the capstone must
be earned at Charter Oak State College
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Requirement
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Credits
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BIO 413 Pathophysiology
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3
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HCA 101 Health Care Systems and Administration
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3
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HCA 115 Medical Records Science
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3
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HCA 301 Contemporary Ethical Issues in Health Care*
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3
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HIM 200 Health Information Systems
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3
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HIM 300 Medical Vocabularies and Classification Systems
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3
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HIM 320 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange
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3
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HIM 405 Health Care Information Privacy and Security
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3
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HIM 420 Health Care Research and Quality
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3
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HIM 410 Health Care Database Design and Development
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3
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MAT 315 Health Care Statistics (video intro)
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3
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MGT 460 Project Management
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3
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HIM 499 Health Information Management Capstone
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3
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Total
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39
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Professor Rene' Antonisse, MHA introduces herself and the MAT 315 - Health Care Statistics
course:
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Health Information Management program will be able to:
- Manage and collect patient health information
- Code diagnosis and procedures for reimbursement and billing
- Manage health care organization revenue cycles
- Administer Electronic Medical/Health Records systems
- Administer Health Information exchange systems
- Prepare health informatics reports that doctors, nurses, and other health care providers
rely on to deliver quality health care
- Protect the confidentiality and privacy of health records
- Ensure the security of health records
- Supervise HIM professionals
- Prepare HIM financial plans and budgets
- Manage HIM technology projects
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