Sinclair Community College

Health Information Management- Associate of Applied Science

HIM 1101 Medical Terminology
HIM 1110 Health Information Processing
HIM 1165 Drug Classification for Coding
HIM 1201 Introductory Medical Office Coding
HIM 1204 Medicolegal & Ethics in Healthcare Records
HIM 1217 Alternative Health Records & Registries
HIM 2110 Ambulatory Coding
HIM 2144 Quality Improvement, Statistics & Research
HIM 2145 Health Information Resource Management
HIM 2165 Healthcare Data in Reimbursement
HIM 2211 Inpatient Coding
HIM 2233 Healthcare Information Systems
HIM 2252 Professional Practice Experience
HIM 2278 Health Information Management Capstone

Description
Health Information Management (HIM) professionals are experts in the field of
managing and protecting patient health information, administering computer
information systems and coding the diagnoses and procedures for health care
services provided to patients in accordance with medical, administrative, ethical,
legal, accreditation and regulatory requirements of the health care delivery system.
The curriculum includes a professional practice experience (PPE).
Program Accreditation
The Health Information Management program is fully accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
(CAHIIM). Upon successful completion of the HIM program, students are eligible to
take the national certification exam to become a Registered Health Information
Technician (RHIT).

HIM 1101 Medical Terminology

Basic prefixes, roots and suffixes; terminology including anatomic, diagnostic,
symptomatic, procedural, eponymic terms and standard abbreviations required for a
working knowledge and understanding of the language of medicine.
HIM 1110 Health Information Processing
Foundations of health information management, the Health Information
Management profession, including health care systems and organization of HIM
functions, data quality, access and retention, patient and healthcare data and data
collection methodologies. Discussion of classification systems, clinical vocabularies
and nomenclatures.
HIM 1165 Drug Classification for Coding
An overview of the major drug classifications, common drugs in each class,
conditions for which drugs are administered and their general effects to assist
medical coders in analyzing health care documentation for coding and
reimbursement applications.
HIM 1201 Introductory Medical Office Coding
Introduction to principles, guidelines and conventions for assigning ICD-9-CM or ICD10-CM diagnostic codes and CPT procedure codes to patient encounters for
physician services. Additional out-of-class assignments are required.
HIM 1204 Medicolegal & Ethics in Healthcare Records
Evaluation of health care records as legal documents; special emphasis on policies
and procedures concerning release of medical information and protecting patient
confidentiality; principles and organization of the judicial system; health care fraud
and abuse and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
regulations. Ethical issues in health care settings addressed.
HIM 1217 Alternative Health Records & Registries

Organization and operation of a hospital cancer program emphasizing registry case finding, acces
indexing,
abstracting and follow-up of cancer data. Purposes, uses and handling of healt
information, departmental and facility administration, licensing and accreditation requirements an
introduction to payment systems in long-term care and
home health care.
HIM 2110 Ambulatory Coding
Introduction to principles, guidelines and conventions for assigning ICD-9-CM or ICD10-CM diagnostic codes and CPT procedure codes to patient encounters for
outpatient facility services. Students should possess proficiency in basic medical
terminology and human anatomy and physiology. Additional out-of-class
assignments are required.
HIM 2144 Quality Improvement, Statistics & Research

Organization and analysis of data in health care quality programs including quality
assessment and monitoring, utilization and risk management and medical staff
credentialing. Theory and application of health care statistics including data
definitions, computation of formulae and research principles.
HIM 2145 Health Information Resource Management
Planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting and analysis of management systems
along with job standards and performance evaluations emphasizing development of
supervisory management, leadership and communication skills
HIM 2165 Healthcare Data in Reimbursement
Organization of health care delivery system including managed care and capitation.
Theory and use of reimbursement systems such as Diagnostic Related Groups,
Ambulatory Payment Classifications, Resource-based Relative Value Scale.
Discussion of data flow from admission to billing and analysis of case mix. In
addition, other external forces, such as Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act and Recovery Audit Contractors, will be discussed.
HIM 2211 Inpatient Coding
Introduction to principles and coding conventions for using ICD-9-CM and/or ICD-10CM and ICD-10-PCS for coding inpatient records. Students should possess
proficiency in medical terminology and human anatomy and physiology. Additional
out-of-class assignments are required.
HIM 2233 Healthcare Information Systems
An in-depth look at the use of information systems technology in the health care
delivery system. Includes information security, electronic clinical systems and
health records.
HIM 2252 Professional Practice Experience
Practical application of health information management processes, including health
information retrieval, qualitative and quantitative analysis of health data, record
completion by practitioners, release of health information, document scanning,
revenue cycle functions, coding, statistical reporting, hospital-wide and HIM
department quality improvement and various other registries and department
functions utilizing medical data.
HIM 2278 Health Information Management Capstone
A variety of specially designed projects, student oral presentations, case studies,
simulations, interviewing, resumes and two mock accreditation exams.