rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN COURSE DESCRIPTIONS HIM 3810 Human Resource Management in Health Information 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of human resource principles in the management and supervision of human capital within various healthcare organization settings, including specific evaluation and application of human resources within and relating to health information management functions. Students are exposed to approaches, techniques, and future trends in the management of personnel in healthcare. This course includes a study of employment laws, workforce education and training, performance standards and evaluation, job analysis, labor analytics, benchmarking, trends and market analysis, wage and salary administration, human resource budget analysis, contract management, ergonomic principles, and cost-benefit analysis of human resource needs. Prerequisites: Program admission HIM 3910 Healthcare Statistics and Reporting 40 hours, 4 credits This course will enable the student to apply commonly utilized healthcare statistical formulas and descriptive and inferential statistics in the analysis of healthcare data. Students will be able to understand the availability of computerized statistical packages and evaluate effective data collection, data interpretation, reporting, and presentation techniques for healthcare and patient care related studies, including those related to quality, utilization, and risk management. Research design and methods such as qualitative, quantitative, evaluative, and outcomes will be applied. An understanding of epidemiology and the utilization of vital statistics in the healthcare environment will be examined. Analysis of the national guidelines regarding human subject research will be explored within the context of the Institutional Review Board process at healthcare organizations. Prerequisites: None HIM 3930C Healthcare Research and Statistics 60 hours, 4 credits This course prepares students to perform statistical calculations and the analysis and presentation of statistical data related to healthcare, including population health. Topics covered include data collection, data interpretation, reporting, and presentation of descriptive statistics in patient care data studies. Students explore research methodologies and design used in healthcare- related research. Mathematical statistics concepts such as probability, normal distribution, predictive statistics, hypothesis formation, and measures of variation are included as well as the essential concept of data integrity. Prerequisite: Program admission HIM 4003 Electronic Data Security 40 hours, 3 credits A study of data protection methods and monitoring including physical, technical, and managerial safeguards. Risk assessment, audit and control programs, contingency planning, and data recovery are included. Internet, web-based, and e-health security is explored. Students will learn to enforce confidentiality and security measures to protect electronic health information and protect data integrity and validity. Prerequisite: Program admission HIM 4115 Applied Research in Health Information Management 40 hours, 4 credits Students will complete a research project specific to HIM and will present their research to classmates and instructors using a webinar environment. Data analysis and presentation techniques will be used. Topics explored will be in adherence to Institutional Review Board processes and policies, research design and methods, knowledge-based research techniques, research protocol data management, and national guidelines regarding the human subject’s research. Prerequisite: Healthcare Statistics and Reporting HIM 4135 Advanced Revenue Cycle Management 40 hours, 4 credit This course prepares students for the management of the interdisciplinary approach to revenue cycle management. Topics include healthcare reimbursement methodologies and models, reimbursement guidelines, regulatory requirements, and evaluation of diagnostic and procedure codes and groupings. Students evaluate the effectiveness of clinical documentation integrity programs and coding compliance plans through benchmarking and auditing. Prerequisite: Program admission HIM 4276 Health Information Management Professional Practice Experience 120 hours, 4 credits A 120-hour practical experience that focuses on the management of an HIM department. This field experience will take place in a hospital or medical center setting supervised by an HIM director or supervisor. The experience will include operational and managerial experience and an administrative project that will benefit the clinical site. The instructor will work with the student to identify facilities that are available in the student’s area of interest and will establish an agreement with the facility if one does not exist. Prerequisite: Must be completed in the student’s final quarter HIM 4354 Strategic Planning and Development 40 hours, 4 credits An exploration of the principles of developing strategic and operational plans for facility-wide systems and how to assess organization-wide information needs. Students will demonstrate and apply principles of organization behavior to facilitate team building, negotiation, and change management. Strategic leadership, entrepreneurialism, and benchmarking will be explored. Prerequisite: Management of Health Information Services HIM 4360 Health Data Management 20 hours, 2 credits This course addresses the fundamental concepts of managing health records both manually and electronically in today’s healthcare facilities. This course introduces students to the practice of health information management, focusing on the content and structure of patient-identifiable data and information. This covers management issues related to paper-based record systems, including clinical documentation issues, medical word processing as a tool for documentation, forms design, storage and retrieval systems, and chart tracking. Secondary records such as indexes and registries are covered in this course, along with an exploration of data sources, data capture, healthcare information infrastructure, and documentation requirements. In this course, students analyze healthcare data sets (such as the HEDIS, UHDDS and OASIS), including the history, purpose, and uses of each. Prerequisite: Program admission HIM 4515 Advanced Health Information Leadership and Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course builds on the skills learned in Health Information Leadership and Management and prepares students to evaluate the management skills techniques and tools for management roles in a healthcare organization. Students leverage data-driven decision-making tools, examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity, and have opportunities to analyze workflow process concepts, productivity, change management theories, and compliance to increase their range of management and leadership skills in preparation for a role in health information administration. Prerequisite: HIM 3515 Health Information Leadership and Management HIM 4537 Health Information Management Alternative Facility Professional Practice Experience 30 hours, 1 credit This course is a 30-hour practical experience that will focus on a non-hospital environment of the student’s choice. This experience is designed to assist students in exploring the diversity of the health information profession. The experience will include health information- related shadowing, observation, and/or performance of tasks and must be approved by the instructor. The instructor will work with the student to identify facilities that are available in the student’s area of interest and will establish an agreement with the facility if one does not exist. Prerequisite: Must be completed in the student’s final quarter HIM 4610 Advanced Health Information Law and Ethics 40 hours, 4 credits This course presents an advanced analysis of the impact of the United States legal system and various healthcare laws, regulations, and standards on the healthcare organization, patient and health information management environment and infrastructure. Patient privacy, confidentiality, security principles, identity management, protected health information, access, and disclosure of personal health information including e-discovery, legal health records, personal health records, compliance programs, information security, and privacy training programs will be studied. Professional certification, ethical practices and issues, as well as bioethical issues and their impact on the legal health record will be explored. Prerequisite: Program admission 108 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM HIM 4624C Advanced Data Analytics and Informatics in Healthcare 60 hours, 4 credits This lab-based course uses patient information and secondary data sources in the analysis and reporting of information to be used in healthcare-related decision-making. The course includes data analysis stages, information governance, and the management of information. Stakeholders of healthcare data analysis are explored. Additional concepts include the integrity, transformation, visualization, and exchange of data. Prerequisite: HIM 3930C Healthcare Research and Statistics HIM 4945 Professional Practice Experience in Health Information Management 90 hours, 3 credits This course allows students to gain professional practice experience in a health information administrator role through a combination of 60 hours of externally supervised professional practice experience activities, including a project with a healthcare-related site and virtual and simulated experiences within the course. The experiences are designed to provide students the opportunity to have a variety of experiences and utilize healthcare-related technology in various health information services and healthcare work settings. Students have the opportunity for review in preparation for the AHIMA RHIA exam. Prerequisites: HIM 4515 Advanced Health Information Leadership and Management; Must be completed in student’s final quarter Co-requisite: HIM 4966 Health Information Management Capstone HIM 4966 Health Information Management Capstone 30 hours, 3 credits This course provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate mastery of the Health Information Management programmatic student learning outcomes and competencies obtained throughout the program. Through a case study project, students demonstrate their ability to integrate theory, practical experience, and transferable skills learned throughout the program in real life-based assessment activities. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all other HIM bachelor courses; Must be completed in student’s final quarter Co-requisite: HIM 4945 Professional Practice Experience in Health Information Management HSA 1022 Foundations of Medical Administration 40 hours, 4 credits This course will explore the scope and dynamics of a career in medical administration and the skills necessary to be successful both in the Medical Administrative Assistant program and profession. This course will emphasize professionalism, communication, and medical terminology. The importance of maintaining patient privacy and handling patient situations ethically and professionally will be developed. Pre- or co-requisite: HSC 1531 Medical Terminology
