Associate in Applied Science in Health Information Management

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IMPORTANT NOTE

Pending ICCB approval of proposed changes, this program is no longer accepting new students.

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Why Major in Health Information Management

Students completing this associate degree will be able to:

Successfully utilize technology for the management of health care information
Demonstrate accurate use CPT and ICD-10 coding
Provide information to administration using computer skills of preparing datasheet, analysis and presentation graphics

The curriculum for this associate’s degree includes medical coding. Medical coding professionals stand in the crossroads of healthcare technology which is an important component of the healthcare delivery system.

Locations

Quad-Cities Campus

Formats

On-campus

Number of Credits

Next Start Date

N/A

Financial Aid Eligibility

Yes

Careers In Health Information Management

Courses in Health Information Management

A student with a medical coding certificate may transfer coursework towards this Heath Information Management degree. This degree includes a 240-hour internship in which students will engage in supervised “on the job training.” Internship sites may include physician’s offices, medical centers or insurance offices.

First Semester

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
HIM 110	Human Anatomy & Disease	3
HIM 150	Technical Medical Terminology	3
HIM 156	Introduction to Health Insurance	3
HIM 255	Management of Elec. Health Records	3
HIM 257	Procedure & Diagnosis Coding I	3

Second Semester

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
HIM 200	Advanced Medical Terminology	3
HIM 251	Medical Office Procedures	3
HIM 252	Pharmacology Terminology	3
HIM 254	Law, Liability and Medical Ethics	3
HIM 258	Procedure & Diagnosis Coding II	3

Summer

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
HIM 259	Proced & Diagnosis Coding III	3
HIM 261	Seminar	1
HIM 265	Internship	3

Third Semester

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
CS 100	Introduction to Computers	3
COMM 105	Essentials of English	3
BE 180	Business Communications	3
PHIL 100	Logic	3

Fourth Semester

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
SPEC 175	Intercultural Communication	3
BE 100	Work Environment Orientation	2
HIM 249	Management of Health Info	3
PSYC 101	Intro to Psychology or	3
SOC 101	Principles of Sociology	3