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Spring 2024
Mar 18, 2025 |
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| HIMT 1100 - Introduction to Health Information Management |
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Prerequisite: admission to Health Information Management Technology program.
This course introduces students to the various roles of the health information management technician within the healthcare system and professional organizations in which the health information management technician is affiliated. Students will explore the various functions performed under the auspices of health information management; the technology used to perform these functions; and purposes, uses, and flow of patient information through the healthcare delivery system. Students will also gain an introduction to the use and structure of healthcare data elements, data sets, and data standards, and their relationship to primary and secondary record systems and health information processing.
0.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lab, Lecture, Online Lab, Independent Study, Online, Hybrid, Hybrid Lab, WSR Lab, Online WSR Virtual Meeting req Health Technologies Division Health Information Mgmt HIMT Department |
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