HIM 201 - Health Information Management Principles

Institution:

Connecticut State Community College Gateway

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Description:

(Course has not been offered in the past two years) Introduces the principles of health information management. Topics include admitting procedures, analysis of medical records, organizing health information systems, statistics, and legal aspects of medical records services. Covers basic health information management areas related to the acquisition and maintenance of health care data. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to these concepts and develop their knowledge in the areas of numbering, filing, indices, registers, record retention, storage and retrieval systems, microfilming, and optical disk storage. Covers admitting and billing procedures and basic computerization in the health information management field, including keyless data entry techniques for bar coding, smart cards, voice recognition, magnetic strip, touch screens, electronic data interchange, and optical character recognition. Prerequisite: HIM* 102.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.gwcc.commnet.edu/

Phone Number:

(203) 285-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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