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Course Syllabus

HIM121 - Health Information Technology

4 Credit Hours

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the practical aspects of health information technology. This includes the key concepts of health information and medical records. It also includes health data structure, content and standards, data monitoring and compliance reporting.: National Healthcare Information Infrastructure, and documentation requirements. This course also introduces the types and content of the health record.

Course Prerequisites

None

Required Text(s) and Resources

Sayles, N.B. (2020). Health information management technology: An applied approach (6th ed.). Chicago, IL: AHIMA. ISBN: 9781584267201

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

HIM Associate Degree Entry Level Competencies

This course will focus on the following AHIMA competencies:

Assessment of Outcomes

Specified on the course schedule/outline

Grading System
Letter GradeRangeDefinition
A 90-100 Excellent
B 80-89 Above Average
C 70-79 Average
D 60-69 Below Average
F 0-59 Failing
W Withdrawal during weeks 1 - 7
WF Withdrawal failing after week 7
NF Failing - Not actively engaged

For more details about the Grading System, please see the current catalog.

Active Participation

Students must be actively engaged in the course. For a definition of active engagement, please see the current catalog.

Academic Integrity

Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s academic integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the University policy on Academic Integrity.

Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. They include failure of the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.

Students with Disabilities

Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this course should follow the process described under the heading Accommodations for the Disabled in the current catalog.

Discipline (Program) - Specific Information

None

Course Schedule

All courses in the HIM Program have a ten-day assignment cycle. Each week’s work is made available Friday at 5 p.m. and remains available for ten days. The weekly assignments and discussions are due on the Sunday night of the week following the week they were made available, ten days later. For example, if the weekly assignments are made available at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 8, the completed assignments are due at midnight, on Sunday, January 17.

Note these two exceptions: Week 1 when the week's work is open from the first day of the quarter at 8 a.m. to Sunday at 11:55 p.m. and the last week when the final exam is available from Friday at 5 p.m. until Thursday at 11:55 p.m. All times listed are EST/EDT.

This course requires a minimum of 70% (C) or higher for successful completion.

Assignments

Due

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Week 1 - Introduction to Health Information Concepts, Functions, Purpose and Users

Readings - Chapters 1 and 3

Discussion 1.1 - Introductions
Discussion 1.2 - Uses of the Health Record

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 1.1 - The HIM Profession

Sunday

Quiz 1.1

Sunday

Week 2 - Healthcare Delivery Systems

Readings - Chapter 2

Discussion 2.1: The US Healthcare System

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 2.1 - Real-World Case 2.1

Sunday

Quiz 2.1

Sunday

Week 3 - Health Record Content and Terminologies, Classifications and Code Systems

Readings - Chapters 4 and 5

 

Discussion 3.1 - Measures to Protect Health Record Data

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 3.1 - Real-World Case 5.1 - SNOMED Case Study

Sunday

Quiz 3.1

Sunday

Week 4 - Data Management and Secondary Data Sources

Readings - Chapters 6 and 7

Discussion 4.1 - Information Governance

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 4.1 - Data Breaches

Sunday

Quiz 4.1

Sunday

Week 5 - Data Privacy and Confidentiality

Readings - Chapter 9

Discussion 5.1 - HIPAA in Practice: Release of information

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 5.1 - HIPAA Privacy Breaches - Real-World Case 9.1

Sunday

Midterm Project

Thursday

Week 6 - Data Security and Health Information Technologies

Readings - Chapters 10 and 11
Student Connection WhichWay Module: Understanding Credit

Discussion 6.1 - EHR Case Study - Real-World Case 11.2
Discussion 6.2 - Student Connection Whichway Module: Understanding Credit

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 6.1 - Internet Security - Real-World Case 10.2

Sunday

Quiz 6.1

Sunday

Week 7 - Reimbursement Management & Fraud and Compliance

Readings - Chapters 15 and 16

Discussion 7.1 - Revenue Management and HIM

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 7.1 - Medicare Fraud Case Study - Real-World Case 16.1

Sunday

Quiz 7.1

Sunday

Week 8 - Management and Performance Improvement

Readings - Chapters 17 and 18

Discussion 8.1 - Clinical Quality Manager

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 8.1 - Project Management Skills - Real-World Case 17.2

Sunday

Quiz 8.1

Sunday

Week 9 - Leadership & Human Resources Management

Readings - Chapters 18 and 19

Discussion 9.1 - Leadership for the RHIT

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 9.1 - Hiring Decision Case Study - Real-World Case 20.1

Sunday

Quiz 9.1

Sunday

Week 10 - Health Law and Ethical Issues in Health Information Management

Readings - Chapters 8 and 21

Discussion 10.1 - Ethics in Healthcare

Initial post due Wednesday, responses due on Sunday.

Assignment 10.1 - Retention Standards

Sunday

Quiz 10.1

Sunday

Week 11 - Finals Week

Final Project

Thursday

Grading Criteria

Assignment

Weight

Discussion Forums

10%

Written Assignments

35%

Quizzes

15%

Midterm Exam

20%

Final Exam

20%

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