Health Information Management Services AAS Degree Plan of Study

1st Semester

• HIMS 1250 - Introduction to Health Information Management 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 1300 - Legal Aspects of Health Information Management 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 1350 - Health Care Delivery Systems 2 credit(s)
• HIMS 2410 - Introduction to the EHR 3 credit(s)
• HLTH 1060 - Comprehensive Medical Terminology 3 credit(s)
• GEN ED Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 2 credit(s)
  (Required: BIOS 1250  OR BIOS 2250 ) 

2nd Semester

• HIMS 2510 - Coding I 3 credit(s)
• MEDA 1330 - Pharmacology 3 credit(s)
• MEDA 2200 - Disease Conditions 3 credit(s)
• GEN ED Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 5 credit(s)
  (Required: BIOS 1260 ; OR BIOS 2250  AND MATH 1060 , MATH 1170  OR MATH 2170 )
• GEN ED Group C: Life and Career Skills, D: Information & Technology Literacy, or E: Global Awareness 3 credit(s)
  (Required: INFO 1120 )

3rd Semester

• HIMS 2250 - Healthcare Statistics 2 credit(s)
• HIMS 2300 - Health Record Management 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2490 - Revenue Cycle Management 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2620 - Applications for the Health Professional 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2560 - Coding II 3 credit(s)

• GEN ED Group A: Communications 3 credit(s)

4th Semester

• HIMS 2350 - Leadership & Healthcare Mgt 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2570 - Coding III 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2600 - Quality Assessment 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2700 - Professional Practice Experience 3 credit(s)
• HIMS 2850 - Healthcare Data Management 3 credit(s)
• GEN ED Group A, B, C, D, or E  2 credit(s)

Total Credits for AAS Degree: 67