HINT 110 - Introduction to HIM

3 Credits
4 Contact Hours
This course introduces the student to the contents of the health record. The student will analyze, synthesize and evaluate the contents of the health record gaining a detailed understanding of documentation requirements, data governance, health law, health information technologies, analytics and decision support, health information exchange, revenue management. The student will comprehend the difference between data and information, classification systems and nomenclatures, and primary and secondary data sources. The student is introduced to HIPAA (the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act); legal and ethical issues pertaining to the contents of the health record, privacy, confidentiality and security, and professional ethics. The student gains comprehension of health care information systems acquisition and evaluation, data integrity, data security, and work process design. Through hands-on experiences the student will gain a detailed understanding of health information specialty systems for release of information, coding, chart management, registries, etc. This course requires two hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week.

Grade Note(s): A grade of C or better is required to pass this course.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Co-requisite(s): CISP 111 (and HLTH 110 for HIT/HIM students only)