CUNY School of Professional Studies
101 West 31st Street * New York, NY 10001 212-652-CUNY (2869)
The Online Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management adheres to the guidelines set forth by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) for accredited health information management degree programs. Learning objectives encompass the following five areas:
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Health Data Management
- Health Data Structure, Content, and Standards
- Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards
- Clinical Classification Systems
- Reimbursement Methodologies
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Health Statistics, Biomedical Research, and Quality Management
- Healthcare Statistics and Research
- Quality Management and Performance Improvement
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Health Services Organization and Delivery
- Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Healthcare Privacy, Confidentiality, Legal, and Ethical Issues
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Information Technology & Systems
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Data, Information, and File Structures
- Data Storage and Retrieval
- Data Security
- Healthcare Information Systems
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Organization and Management
- Human Resources Management
- Organization and Management
- Strategic Planning and Organizational Development
- Project and Operations Management
Program Requirements
120 credits are required for the Online Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management. Of these 120 credits, 39 come from the General Education curriculum, 66 must come from the Health Information Management major, and nine come from Health Information Management elective courses. The remaining six credits may come from electives, either from the Health Information Management curriculum, or from courses in other degree programs.
Note: A minimum grade of a C is required in all courses in the Health Information Management major. A student may not progress to the next course in the sequence without having a C in the prerequisite course.
Required Courses
- BIO 200 - Human Biology
- BIO 310 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
- CIS 101 - Computer Fundamentals and Applications
- HIM 200 - Medical Terminology
- HIM 202 - Introduction to the Health Information Management Profession
- HIM 205 - Healthcare Delivery Systems
- HIM 250 - Health Statistics and Research
- HIM 300 - Survey of Clinical Classification Systems
- HIM 331 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare
- HIM 332 - Quality Management and Performance Improvement
- HIM 350 - Health Information Management Application Design
- HIM 351 - Professional Practice Experience 1
- HIM 360 - Clinical Data Applications and Data Security
- HIM 361 - Introduction to Database Design
- HIM 365 - Management of Health Information Organizations
- HIM 370 - Organizational Development and Planning in Health Information Management
- HIM 380 - Reimbursement Methodologies and Financial Management
- HIM 451 - Professional Practice Experience 2
- HIM 465 - Electronic Health Records
- MATH 215 - Introduction to Statistics
- PHE 200 - Introduction to Public Health
- PROM 210 - Project Management