Health Information Management Diploma

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Comments about Health Information Management Diploma - At the institution - Coquitlam - British Columbia

• Objectives
  The Health Information Management (HIM) Program is the sole program in British Columbia preparing individuals to manage health information in a variety of settings in the health care industry.
• Practical experience
  The Program includes approximately 37 hours of practicum in Semester I; a two-week coding extramural at the end of Semesters II and IV. The program concludes with an individual six-week senior practicum.
• Academic title
  Health Information Management Diploma
• Course description
  Semester I
  Course        Title            Credits
  HISP 1120     Health Information Services I
  (including practicum)     4
  HISP 1170     Introduction to Health Data Classification     3
  BIOL 1103     Human Biology I     3
  CMNS 1111     Workplace Communications     3
          13
  
  Note: CSIS 1110 (Introduction to Computers) or equivalent is required to be taken prior to commencement of Semester II.
  
  Semester II
  Course        Title            Credits
  HISP 1220     Health Information Services II     2
  HISP 1270     Health Data Collection and Classification II     6
  BIOL 1203     Human Biology II     3
  CSIS 1140     Productivity Software and Client Support     3
          14
  
  Semester IIA - (Practicum, two weeks)
  HISP 1275     Health Data Collection and Classification Extramural I (37.5 hours/week)     2
  
  Health Information Practitioner, Year Two
  
  Semester III
  HISP 2320     Health Information Services III     3
  HISP 2330     Health Information Reporting     3
  HISP 2370     Health Data Collection and Classification III     5
  BUSN 1335     Introduction to Biostatistics     3
          14
  
  Semester IV - (10 classes + 1 evaluation = 11 weeks)
  HISP 2420     Health Information Services IV     1.5
  HISP 2430     Applied Research and Epidemiology     2
  HISP 2470     Health Data Collection and Classification IV     3.5
  CSIS 2200     Systems Analysis and Design     3
          10
  
  Semester V - (Practicum = 8 weeks)
  HISP 2520     Health Information Practitioner Senior Practicum (6 weeks)     5.5
  HISP 2575     Health Data Collection and Classification Extramural II (2 weeks)     2
          7.5

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