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.
Students must declare HIM as their major, complete all required prerequisites, possess and maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or better. The curriculum includes a professional practice experience (PPE). There are two cohorts of students accepted each fall term. A limited number of students is accepted for the local cohort students (students who live generally in the 14-county area surrounding Sinclair) who are assigned to local PPE sites. The remote cohort students (students living generally outside of the 14-county area surrounding Sinclair) are responsible for securing an appropriate medical facility for their PPE.
Most HIM courses are only available for enrollment once accepted into the program. All courses in the program are available online. Students may enroll in courses face-to-face on campus, online, or a combination. Face-to-face courses on campus are only available during the day. Students are generally required to complete their PPE during daytime business hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1121 and HIM 1101
Demonstrate competency and skill in the technology used by the healthcare information environment.
Apply effective skills in the areas of written and oral communication, critical thinking and problem solving in the practice of health information management.
Evaluate and appropriately apply principles of confidentiality and privacy congruent with the standards and ethics of the health information profession.
Demonstrate the ability to design, organize and implement changes in the evolution of health information to electronic formats.
Demonstrate proficiency in classifications and nomenclatures sufficient to support reimbursement in multiple patient care environments.
Demonstrate the ability to perform the health information associate degree entry-level competencies as identified by the American Health Information Management Association.
Demonstrate personal behaviors, attitudes and values consistent with and appropriate to the entry-level health information management professional.
Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective
3 credit hours
ALH 1140
Fundamentals of Disease Processes
3 credit hours
BIO 1121
Human Anatomy & Physiology I
3 credit hours
BIO 1222
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
3 credit hours
BIS 1120
Computer Concepts & Applications
3 credit hours
ENG 1101
English Composition I
3 credit hours
BIS 1221
Specialized Computer Applications for Health Information Management
1 credit hour
HIM 1101
Medical Terminology
2 credit hours
HIM 1110
Health Information Processing
3 credit hours
HIM 1165
Drug Classification for Coding
1 credit hour
HIM 1201
Introductory Medical Office Coding
4 credit hours
HIM 1204
Medicolegal & Ethics in Healthcare Records
2 credit hours
HIM 1217
Alternative Health Records & Registries
3 credit hours
HIM 2110
Ambulatory Coding
4 credit hours
HIM 2144
Quality Improvement, Statistics & Research
3 credit hours
HIM 2145
Health Information Resource Management
3 credit hours
HIM 2165
Healthcare Data in Reimbursement
3 credit hours
HIM 2211
Inpatient Coding
4 credit hours
HIM 2233
Healthcare Information Systems
3 credit hours
HIM 2252
Professional Practice Experience
2 credit hours
HIM 2278
Health Information Management Capstone
1 credit hour
Course Option
(COM 2211 OR COM 2206)
3 credit hours
Course Option
(PSY 1100 OR SOC 1101)
3 credit hours
Course Option
(MAT 1130 OR MAT 1270)
3 credit hours
Sinclair Community College