Requirements for Minor in Health Information Management
Introduction
The minor will take a minimum of 3 semesters to complete (including HIM 410). All courses are taught asynchronously online in an eight-week format. Courses must be taken in sequence provided by the HIM program advisor.
HIM required courses
Prerequisite and required courses needed for the HIM minor:
Prerequisite course
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIM 410 | Introduction to the Health Care System | 3 |
Required course
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIM 322 | Fundamentals of Health Record and Data Management | 4 |
Total required hours
Total hours of prerequisite and required courses: 7
Areas of interest
Choose an area of interest for the HIM minor:
Information Governance
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIM 365 | Human Resource Management and Leadership in Health Information | 4 |
| HIM 329 | Legal Aspects of HIM | 3 |
| BHIS 406 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
Legal/Quality
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIM 329 | Legal Aspects of HIM | 3 |
| HIM 343 | Quality Evaluation and Management* spring only | 3 |
| Elective | Choose another course from the list | 3 |
Coding and Classification Systems
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| BHIS 406 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| BHIS 405 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| HIM 432 | Coding and Classification Systems | 3 |
| Elective | Choose another course from the list | 3 |
Analysis and Research* fall only
| Course | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BHIS 460 | Introduction to Health Informatics | 1 |
| HIM 337 | Analysis of Health Care Data* | 4 |
| HIM 374 | Health Information Research* | 4 |
Information Systems, Structures & Management
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| BHIS 460 | Introduction to Health Informatics | 1 |
| BHIS 461 | Information Systems for Health Information Management | 3 |
| HIM 365 | Human Resource Management and Leadership in Health Information | 4 |
| BHIS 410 | Health Data Structures and Management | 4 |
Healthcare Management
| Course | Title | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIM 365 | Fundamentals of Health Record and Data Management | 4 |
| HIM 481 | Healthcare Financial Management | 3 |
| Elective | Choose another course from the list | 3 |
Total for selective credits: 9
**Students can take more than 9 selective credits.