Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS FACULTY
Ms. Dana Lloyd, Program Director Science Building, Room 202 B Phone: (580) 774-7149 E-mail: dana.lloyd@swosu.edu https://www.swosu.edu/allied-health/health-information-management/
PROGRAM GOALS The goals of the distance education Health Information Management Program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University serve as the foundation for program development and continuous evaluation. Program goals are: • To provide the academic foundation necessary to ensure that graduates are able to successfully perform the AHIMA Entry Level Competencies of the HIM profession as periodically defined by nationally accepted standards of practitioner roles and functions, • To provide a quality program in Health Information Management supported by a comprehensive curriculum based on continuous assessment, modification, and reanalysis, • To employ and foster the development of faculty who demonstrate competence in current and emerging HIM professional practice particularly related to areas of instructional responsibility, and • To monitor and be receptive to the needs of the community of interest served by the HIM program at SWOSU.
include outpatient clinics, health centers, medical research organizations, consulting firms, private consulting, long-term care facilities, insurance companies, private and governmental health agencies, correctional facilities, and colleges and universities with educational programs in health information management and technology. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Any student may declare their major as Pre-Health Information Management and enroll in the pre-professional curriculum. This curriculum consists of 67-68 hours including courses which meet the general education requirements of the University. When most of these pre-professional courses are completed, students may apply for admission into the professional Health Information Management Program. Applications are available online at www.swosu.edu. To be considered for acceptance, an applicant must have completed the majority of the pre-professional curriculum and achieved and maintained a GPA of 2.50 in these courses. Students must submit an application and two references to be considered for program admission. The number of applicants accepted will reflect an appropriate student-faculty ratio and the availability of appropriate clinical resources. Students in Health Information Management will complete a minor in Health Care Administration. Applicants to the HIM Program must possess the following general qualities: critical thinking, sound judgment, emotional stability and maturity, empathy, physical and mental stamina, and the ability to learn and function in a wide variety of didactic and clinical settings. Graduates of the HIM Program must have the minimal skills, essential functions, and knowledge to function in a broad variety of clinical settings. Students in the HIM Program must have the following minimum abilities: • Technical competence to complete the HIM degree since the degree is a distance education program/100% online. • Ability to meet minimum hardware and software requirements for all coursework throughout the HIM program as specified by faculty • Ability to acquire and apply information from classroom instruction, laboratory experience, independent learning and team projects. • Ability to communicate effectively in English using oral and written form with colleagues, clerical employees, other health professionals, patients, attorneys, workers’ compensation representatives, insurance companies, as well as other third- party payers and other individuals and agencies who need information from patient records or databases maintained in HIM departments. • Ability to calculate mathematical information, such as hospital statistics, budgets, and productivity information.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY Major: Health Information Management Minor: Health Care Administration GENERAL INFORMATION
THE PROFESSION The Health Information Manager works on the business side of healthcare and is a key member of the modern medical team who plans, designs, develops, and manages health information systems. S/he is responsible for controlling data and confidentiality, clinical statistical data, and quality improvement programs in all types of health care facilities, organizations, and agencies. The Health Information Manager combines knowledge of health care, health documentation, information management, and administration to provide services which meet the medical, administrative, legal, ethical, regulatory, and institutional requirements of the health care delivery system being served. The profession is an excellent choice for self-motivated individuals interested in a career that combines knowledge of medicine, business, and computer science. The demand for professional Health Information Managers is increasing, and the number of trained individuals needed will actually increase for several years. Career opportunities are found throughout the nation and in foreign countries. Employment is found specifically in hospital health information departments as directors, assistant directors, area supervisors, coders, and specialists in the areas of data administration, cancer registry, performance improvement, and reimbursement, as well as analysis, design, implementation, and meaningful use of electronic health record systems. Job opportunities other than hospitals
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