Feb 05, 2025  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

HIM 2211  - Health Information Technology

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): HIM1000 with C
Corequisite(s): None
This course will review the evolution of information systems in healthcare, the major types of healthcare information system applications, the common hardware configuration, major types of databases, structured and unstructured data, decision support systems, confidentiality, privacy and security, and emerging technologies. This course also covers terminologies and classifications that are commonly used for administrative and statistical reporting. Introduction and application of electronic record management systems will be experienced in this course. Summarize standards for the exchange of health information. This course must be passed with a passing grade of C or better. Note: Projects within the course may require use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, YouTube, and the Internet.
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)