HIM 100 - Introduction to Health Information Management

• Assignments: Varied throughout the term
• Interactivity: Discussion Boards
• Final Assessment: Non-proctored Final Exam

• Identify the basic organization of the various types of hospitals and healthcare organizations, and the impact of external forces on the industry.
• Examine the evolution, development and maintenance of health records.
• Differentiate among and identify the correct uses of classifications, vocabularies, terminologies, and standards.
• Compare and contrast the educational requirements, credentialing requirements, and roles and functions of a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
• Explain the requirements for maintaining certification as a RHIA and RHIT.
• Interpret the health information management (HIM) professional core model.
• Research the growing settings of practice available to HIM professionals in traditional and non-traditional settings and describe HIM functions in these settings.
• Research job descriptions for the following HIM functions and compare and contrast the duties and responsibilities for each: Coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Informatics Governance, Release of Information, and Quality Improvement.
• Describe the importance of a professional code of ethics and specifically the HIM Code of Ethics.