Health Data and Information Management (HDIAS)

Location(s): Online

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree

Academic Focus Area: Health Professions

Graduates of the Health Data and Information Management (HDIM) program are prepared to work in health information management (HIM) in organizations that create, manage, and utilize health information. Their roles range from clinical coder, data analyst, and cancer registrar to electronic health record specialist. The program combines online instruction, online practical activities, and an in-person practicum experience to prepare students for entry-level employment in the health information management field. Graduates are prepared to pursue a bachelor’s degree at an accredited health information management college or university.

The HDIM program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Graduates are eligible to take the national Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam.

Important Program Notes:

All required classes for the HDIAS degree must have a grade of C or better to graduate from the program.
Prior to acceptance into the program, students must complete English Level I, Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness, and Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy general education requirements.
The HDIM program has special admission requirements and students must be accepted into the HDIM program to be enrolled in the program major requirements. Visit the HDIM web page at mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Information-Technology-and-E-Learning/Healthcare-Information-and-Administration.aspx for the application packet and information. Direct questions to the director of the HDIM Program at HDIM@mccneb.edu.
If unable to start the HDIM program right away, students can start working on the other program requirements. All courses that do not have an HDIM prefix, with the exception of HDIM 1001, can be taken before acceptance into the HDIM program. Prerequisites and the application process can be found at mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Information-Technology-and-E-Learning/Healthcare-Information-and-Administration.aspx

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 97.0

Recommended Curriculum Plan

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Major Requirements - 60.5 credits

HDIM 1010 - Healthcare Delivery Systems 4.5 Credits
HDIM 1020 - Health Data and Electronic Health Records 4.5 Credits
HDIM 1030 - Healthcare Data Management and Use 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2010 - Healthcare Statistics and Data Analytics 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2020 - Health Law, Privacy, and Ethics 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2030 - Performance Improvement and Creating Databases 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2040 - Information Systems in Healthcare 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2050 - Healthcare Reimbursement and Revenue Cycle Management 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2060 - Supervision in Healthcare 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2421 - Clinical Coding I 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2431 - Clinical Coding II 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2432 - Clinical Coding III 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2982 - HDIM Capstone 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2983 - HDIM Practicum 2.0 Credits

Other Program Requirements - 13.5 credits

HDIM 1001 - Medical Terminology 4.5 Credits
HIMS 1180 - Disease Processes 4.5 Credits
HIMS 2155 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology 4.5 Credits

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements (23.0 credit hours)

The following are General Education requirements for Health Data and Information Management AAS degree. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select English Level 1 course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed English Level 1 course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

MATH 1410 - Statistics 4.5 Credits

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Sciences course options

Scientific Inquiry

BIOS 1310 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology 5.0 Credits

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy 4.5 Credits

Recommended Curriculum Plan

Health Data and Information Management (HDIAS)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall or spring quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400.

Year 1
Quarter 1
BIOS 1310 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology 5.0 Credits
Communication General Education - Select 1 course from the list of Communication general education course options.
Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education - Select 1 course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences general education course options.
Quarter 2
MATH 1410 - Statistics 4.5 Credits
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy 4.5 Credits
HDIM 1001 - Medical Terminology 4.5 Credits
Quarter 3
HDIM 1010 - Healthcare Delivery Systems 4.5 Credits
HDIM 1020 - Health Data and Electronic Health Records 4.5 Credits
HIMS 2155 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology 4.5 Credits
Quarter 4
HDIM 1030 - Healthcare Data Management and Use 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2040 - Information Systems in Healthcare 4.5 Credits
HIMS 1180 - Disease Processes 4.5 Credits
Year 2
Quarter 5
HDIM 2020 - Health Law, Privacy, and Ethics 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2421 - Clinical Coding I 4.5 Credits
Quarter 6
HDIM 2010 - Healthcare Statistics and Data Analytics 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2431 - Clinical Coding II 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2060 - Supervision in Healthcare 4.5 Credits
Quarter 7
HDIM 2030 - Performance Improvement and Creating Databases 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2050 - Healthcare Reimbursement and Revenue Cycle Management 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2432 - Clinical Coding III 4.5 Credits
Quarter 8
HDIM 2982 - HDIM Capstone 4.5 Credits
HDIM 2983 - HDIM Practicum 2.0 Credits

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Understand the functions of the health information professional and department in healthcare environments.
Successfully apply principles and applications of diagnostic and procedural coding and grouping.
Apply the principles of health law, privacy and ethics with regards release of healthcare information.
Understand the methods to collect, access and retrieve and retain healthcare data and medical records.
Understand and apply statistics related to healthcare.
Understand and apply the functions of data management including creating a data dictionary, creating a data base and retrieving and evaluating reports from the data.
Apply the principles of revenue cycle management to compare different insurance payors and how they reimburse healthcare claims.