HIMT 1301 - Introduction to Health Information Management

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. *Certificate Programs may have alternative

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of Health Information Management. The development, content and management of the medical record will be explored as well as a basic overview of the healthcare delivery system. Emphasis is placed on hospital and medical staff organization; stakeholders of the U.S. Healthcare System; healthcare delivery forces; policy and organizational strategies; patient record content; procedures in filing, numbering, and retention of patient records; quantitative analysis; release of patient information; forms control and design; indexes and registers; regulatory and accrediting agencies; and the transition to an electronic health record.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Discuss the development of the health information management profession, describe the functions and various uses of the health record and describe medical record storage, control and retention.
Recognize the documentation requirements of accreditation organizations and state and federal agencies.
Describe their knowledge of the medial record, its uses, content and requirements and structure.
Describe health care organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders.
Apply policies, regulations, and standards to the management of information.