Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
of a background check prior to practical experiences, and additional requirements based on healthcare facility preference. PROGRAM COMPLETION Students must achieve and maintain a 2.5 GPA during the professional program to be allowed to progress through the professional sequence, as well as the maintenance of a "C" or better in all professional courses. If courses are sequenced appropriately and completed in a timely manner, students will complete all requirements for program completion in May of their senior year. PROGRAM OUTCOMES Annual graduate and employer follow-up indicate that both graduates and employers are highly satisfied with the HIM program at SWOSU. Student performance on the national certification exam is at or above the national average. The SWOSU HIM graduate is highly marketable in the health workforce filling a diverse variety of HIM related roles including management, diagnostic coding, cancer and trauma registry, and positions relating to emerging technologies associated with electronic health information. Limiting factors to employment are mobility constraints ACCREDITATION The Health Information Management Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Accreditation ensures that graduates will be eligible to take the National Registration Examination for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
• Ability to use computers and complete computer-based assignments and the ability to operate additional equipment located in HIM departments. • Manual dexterity necessary to complete activities relative to the HIM office environment with sufficient mobility to maneuver in small areas. • Visual ability sufficient to read and access medical information in a variety of media (i.e., paper records, computerized data). • Ability to synthesize information regarding health care outcomes for formal, verbal, and/or written presentation to health care professionals as well as the ability to delegate to subordinates. Upon admission, a student who discloses a properly certified disability will receive reasonable accommodation but must be able to perform the above listed essential functions of the curriculum and the HIM professional environment. THE MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM The purpose of the Management Practicum is to provide the vital link between textbook, campus instruction, and on-site experience. Students are assigned to a health care facility for 120 hours to gain “real life” experience throughout the professional curriculum. Students have the option to complete an additional 80-hour coding rotation. Affiliate sites are located in Oklahoma City and other Oklahoma locations. Arrangements may be made for students to complete requirements in out-of-state facilities. Students are responsible for all expenses incurred including meals, transportation, and lodging. In addition, the student should be able to show evidence of current health insurance coverage, current physical examination and immunizations, drug screen, completion
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