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College of Allied Health

Course Syllabus

HIM290 - Health Information Practicum

4 Credit Hours

Course Description

This course provides the students with the opportunity to practice their health information technology skills as they complete their professional practice experience (PPE) in local health care facilities. This experience allows the students to relate the functional and theoretical components of the curriculum to realistic practice situations.

Course Prerequisites

Course to be taken in last quarter

Required Text(s) and Resources

McCuen, Cases in Health Information Management, 4th ed., Cengage. ISBN: 9780357506196

Student Learning Outcomes

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

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 11:55 p.m., 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 Monday at 8 a.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
Week 1: Introduction to the Practicum
Assignment 1.1 - Resume Sunday
Assignment 1.2 - Practicum Information Sunday
Week 2: Customer Service
Assignment 2.1 - Providing Effective Internal Customer Service Sunday
Assignment 2.2 - Internal Customer Service Sunday
Week 3: Soft versus Hard Skills
Assignment 3.1 - Individual Behavior Sunday
Assignment 3.2 - Behavior Analysis Sunday
Assignment 3.3 - Technical Writing Skills Sunday
Week 4: Data Content, Structure and Standards
Assignment 4.1 - Case 1-16 - Text Messaging of PHI Sunday
Assignment 4.2 - Case 1-17 - Joint Commission Mock Survey Sunday
Week 5: Information Protection: Access, Archival, Privacy and Security
Assignment 5.1 - Case 2-3 - Reporting Notifiable Diseases Sunday
Assignment 5.2 - Case 2-52 - HIPAA Training Newsletter Sunday
Week 6: Informatics, Analytics and Data Use
Assignment 6.1 - Case 3-16 - Workflow Technology Sunday
Assignment 6.2 - Case 3-24 - Failure of an EHR System Sunday
Week 7: Revenue Management
Assignment 7.1 - Case 4-10 - Case Mix Index Trend Sunday
Assignment 7.2 - Case 4-16 - DNFB Reduction Sunday
Week 8: Compliance
Assignment 8.1 - Case 5-3 - Developing a Coding Quality Plan Sunday
Assignment 8.2 - Case 5-24 - Document Improvement Presentation Sunday
Week 9: Leadership
Assignment 9.1 - Case 6-4 - Evaluating Employee's Skills Sunday
Assignment 9.2 - Case 6-33 - Performance and Quality Evaluation and Improvement of the HIM Department Sunday
Week 10: Healthcare Statistics and Research Method
Assignment 10.1 - Case 7-12 - Joint Commission Hospital Quality Check Sunday
Assignment 10.2 - Case 7-19 – Research Drug Overdose Mortality Trend Sunday
Assignment 10.3 - PPE Log Sunday
Assignment 10.4 - Case Study Sunday
Assignment 10.5 - Site Director Evaluation Sunday
Week 11: Finals Week
Assignment 11.1 - PPE Reflection Paper Thursday
Grading Criteria
Assignment Weight
Weekly Assignments 40%
PPE 45%
Final PPE Reflection Paper 15%
Total 100%

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