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HIM Track Curriculum and Course Descriptions

First Year 
FallSemester Hours  
HI 600Health Information Management3
HI 601Medical Concepts 3
*HI 621Clinical Classification Systems I (1 semester hour)
Total hours6
Spring
HI 608Data Architecture, Analytics & Visualization3
HI 630Health Information Systems3
*HI 622Clinical  Classification Systems II  (1 semester hour) 
Total hours6
Summer
HI 606Management of Health Information Services and Systems3
HI 634Development of Electronic Health Information Systems    3
*HI 623Clinical  Classification Systems III  (1 semester hour) 
Total hours    6
Second Year 
Fall 
HI 610Topics in Privacy, Security, Legal Aspects of Health Information3
HI 611Research Design and Statistics in Health Informatics3
*HI 625Clinical Documentation Improvements Strategies (1 semester hour) 
Total hours6
Spring
HI 632Databases & Knowledge Management3
HI 613Health Care Performance Improvement Strategies3
*HI 684Management Capstone  (1 semester hour) 
Total hours6
Summer
HI 615Health Care Reimbursement and Financial Management3
HI 699Capstone in Health Informatics & Information Management 3
Total hours6
Total program hours36 
*Total credit for RHIA eligibility41

* Elective necessary for RHIA eligibility

Course descriptions - HIM track

Course descriptions can be viewed on pgs. 220-223 in the UMMC Bulletin.