MR 211 - Topics in Health Information Management

Credit Hours: 2

A variety of topics will be presented during this course including: management in the health care environment, preparation for Health Information Management (HIM) careers, professional development, information governance and other current trends in the HIM profession.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

determine personnel needs for the HIM department and monitor employee staffing levels in the workplace;
describe short terms and strategic planning techniques which are commonly a part of the HIM and health care atmosphere;
explain employee integration, motivation and conflict situations which are unique to the health care environment;
demonstrate conflict resolution methods for personal, small group and organizational problems related to the health care environment;
relate the dynamics of the budgeting procedure to HIM; including initial preparation, review and the approval process, as well as monitoring budget variances;
develop transition plans for implementation of new or revised systems within the HIM department;
determine equipment/supply needs as well as space requirements for new and revised systems within the HIM department;
explore the topic of information governance;
discuss the expanding career opportunities for HIM professionals;
discuss current uses of data related to the HIM profession; and
understand the importance of keeping current with issues facing health care and the HIM profession.

Prerequisites: MR 101, MR 102, MR 105,MR 106, MR 107
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