Sinclair Community College

Health Information Management

Courses:
1.

HIM 1101 Medical Terminology Basic prefixes, roots and suffixes; terminology including anatomic,
diagnostic, symptomatic, procedural, eponymy terms and standard abbreviations required for a working
knowledge and understanding of the language of medicine.

2.

DEV 0022- Basic Mathematics Part 2 Course provides instruction in basic arithmetic for whole numbers
and fractions with the goal of developing computational skills, number sense and problem-solving skills.
Course prepares students for further study in mathematics by employing effective study strategies and a
variety of teaching/learning experiences.

3.

DEV 0024 Intro to Algebra Part 1 Course provides a brief review of signed numbers as well as an
introduction to beginning algebra concepts including operations with rational numbers, translating and
simplifying expressions, translating and solving various types of equations, and geometry concepts.
Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.

4.

COM 2206 Interpersonal Communication Exploration of the development, maintenance and

termination of interpersonal relationships. The focus is on effective verbal and nonverbal interactions
between two people, highlighting methods of initiating and maintaining effective communication with, and
understanding of, others through learning and applying interpersonal communication theory.

5.

BIO 1121 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 The first course in a two-semester sequence studying the
structure and function of the human body. Topics include introductory terminology, biochemistry, cytology,
the integumentary system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the nervous system and the endocrine
system. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

6.

MAT 1130 Allied Health Math Compute with fractions, decimals, percentages and proportions to solve
allied health applications; convert within and between metric, household and apothecary systems; read and
interpret allied health graphs, labels and forms; calculate and apply statistical concepts; solve problems
involving scientific notation. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online
sections.

7.

SOC 1101 Intro to Sociology A critical analysis of contemporary American society with review of
major sociological theories, research methods, culture, socialization, groups, social structure, social
institutions, deviance, social inequalities, social processes and social change.

8.

HIM 1201 Intro to Medical Office Coding Introduction to principles, guidelines and conventions for
assigning ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes and CPT procedure codes to patient encounters for
physician services.

9.

ALH 1140 Fundamentals of Disease Processes Pathological changes associated with the most
commonly occurring diseases of each body system. Correlates changes with patient's response, diagnostic
studies, and treatment modalities.

10. BIS 1221 Special Computer Apps Introduces students to personal computer concepts including
hardware, system software, application software, and the Internet. Learn the components of computer
systems and develop a broad understanding of computer hardware and emerging technologies. Students
will be introduced to Office application software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software,
and databases,) and specific features of those applications for medical reports, narrating presentations, Auto
filters, form creation and software integration will be applied.

11. BIO 1222 Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 The second course in a two-semester sequence studying the
structure and function of the human body. Topics include the cardiovascular system, the lymphoid system,
immunity, the digestive system, the urinary system and the reproductive system.

12. 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.

13. HIM 1204 Med Legal & Ethics Healthcare 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.

14. ENG 1101 English Composition 1 In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and
argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate
between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write
multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics.

15. HIM 1217 Alt Health Rec & Registries Organization and operation of a hospital cancer program
emphasizing registry case finding, accession, indexing, abstracting and follow-up of cancer data. Purposes,
uses and handling of health information, departmental and facility administration, licensing and
accreditation requirements and introduction to payment systems in long-term care and home health care.

16. 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.

17. HIM 1165 Drug Class 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.

18. HIM 2297 Special Topics Varied content offering of special interest to the discipline but not covered
within existing courses

19. HIM 2144 Quality Imp Stats & 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.

20. HIM 2110 Ambulatory Coding Introduction to principles, guidelines and conventions for assigning
ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-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.

21. 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.

22. HIM 2211 Inpatient Coding - Introduction to principles and coding conventions for using ICD-9-CM
and/or ICD-10-CM 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.

23. 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.

24. HIM 2278 HIM Capstone A variety of specially designed projects, student oral presentations, case
studies, simulations, interviewing, resumes and two mock accreditation exams.

25. HIM 2233 Health Info 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.
PPE Experience Mercer Health Coldwater, Ohio
During PPE this semester, I was able to learn how the hospital operations work in relation to Health
Information Management. I was taught how to operate the systems that the hospital uses on a day to day
basis. I learned how to organize medical charts and how to identify deficiencies within the medical record. I
learned how to audit older charts for both completeness and accuracy. I was able to respond to release of
information requests. I observed someone getting registered in the ER and was taught the process for
registering them. I was also introduced to the billing department and briefly went over the billing processes
there. The HIM director also went over all of her daily duties and briefly showed me how to do them.

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0554626 Brandy Nales
Course/Section and Title

Grade

Credits

CEU
Repeat
s

Term

HIM-2211 502 INPATIENT CODING

16/SP

HIM-2233 500 HEALTHCARE INFO SYSTEMS

16/SP

HIM-2252 503 PROF PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

16/SP

HIM-2278 503 HIM CAPSTONE

16/SP

HIM-2110 500 AMBULATORY CODING

4.00

15/FA

HIM-2165 500 HC DATA IN REIMBURSEMENT

3.00

15/FA

HIM-1165 5B1 DRUG CLASS FOR CODING

1.00

15/SU

HIM-2144 5T2 QUAL IMP STATS & RESEARCH

3.00

15/SU

HIM-2297 5T2 TRANSITION TO ICD-10-CM

2.00

15/SU

ENG-1101 515 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I

3.00

15/SP

HIM-1204 503 MED LEGAL & ETHIC HLTHCAR

2.00

15/SP

HIM-1217 502 ALT HLTH REC & REGISTRIES

3.00

15/SP

HIM-2145 500 HLTH INFO RESOURCE MGMT

3.00

15/SP

BIO-1222 501 HUMAN ANAT & PHYSIO II

3.00

14/FA

BIS-1221 500 SPECIAL COMPUTER APPS HIM

3.00

14/FA

HIM-1110 502 HEALTH INFO PROCESSING

3.00

14/FA

ALH-1140 5B2 FUND OF DISEASE PROCESSES

3.00

14/SU

HIM-1201 5T1 INTRO MED OFFICE CODING

4.00

14/SU

BIO-1121 500 HUMAN ANAT & PHYSIO I

3.00

14/SP

MAT-1130 510 ALLIED HEALTH MATH

3.00

14/SP

SOC-1101 5T0 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY

3.00

14/SP

DEV-0024 5B1 INTRO TO ALGEBRA PART I

2.00

13/FA

COM-2206 506 INTERPERSONAL COMM

3.00

13/FA

DEV-0022 5A5 BASIC MATHEMATICS PART II

2.00

13/FA

HIM-1101 504 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2.00

13/FA

Cumulative GPA: 3.552