Program Overview
Introduction to the Health Information Management Program
The Health Information Management program at Temple University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the field of health information management. The program requires students to complete a series of prerequisite courses, professional courses, and electives to satisfy the degree requirements.
University Requirements
All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum, which includes:
- Analytical Reading & Writing
- Intellectual Heritage I and II
- Arts
- Human Behavior
- Global/World Society
- U.S. Society
- Race & Diversity
- Science & Technology
- Quantitative Literacy
Additionally, all Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses at Temple as part of the major. The writing-intensive courses for this major are HIM 3297 and HIM 4298.
College Requirement
All College of Public Health (CPH) students must complete the College Core Course, HRPR 1001 Public Health: The Way We Live, Work and Play.
Clearance Requirements
The Health Information Management program requires students to complete internships at facilities both on and off the University campus. These placements may require:
- Criminal background checks
- Act 33/34 clearances
- Drug screens
- Personal health insurance
The results of these requirements may limit and potentially eliminate placement options, which can result in an inability to meet graduation requirements.
Program Requirements
Students in the HIM program are required to satisfy the following prerequisite courses before beginning HIM upper-level courses. A grade of C or better is required for all prerequisite and professional courses (a grade of C- is not acceptable).
Health Information Management Prerequisites
The following courses are required:
- MATH 1013: Elements of Statistics (3 credits)
- or PSY 1167: Social Statistics
- or SOC 1167: Social Statistics
- or EPBI 2219: Biostatistics and Public Health
- KINS 1223: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3-4 credits)
- or KINS 1221: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology I
- KINS 1224: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3-4 credits)
- or KINS 1222: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology II
- HIM 1101: Medical Terminology (3 credits)
- HIM 1055: IT Applications for Health (3 credits)
- HPM 2214: Politics and Payments in US Healthcare System (3 credits) Total Credit Hours: 18-20
Health Information Management Professional Courses
The following courses are required:
- HIM 2215: Health Information Management IT Fundamentals (3 credits)
- HIM 3101: Health Record Documentation (3 credits)
- HIM 3106: Pathophysiology (3 credits)
- HIM 3107: Healthcare Leadership and Strategic Management (3 credits)
- HIM 3111: Statistics and Research in Health Care (3 credits)
- HIM 3113: Healthcare Database Design and Development (3 credits)
- HIM 3203: Electronic Health Record Systems (3 credits)
- HIM 3208: International Classification of Diseases (3 credits)
- HIM 3216: Clinical Procedures and Pharmacology (3 credits)
- HIM 3271: Professional Development (1 credit)
- HIM 3297: Health Information Management Human Resource Management (WI) (3 credits)
- HIM 4101: Health Informatics: Infrastructure and Standards (3 credits)
- HIM 4102: Legal Aspects of Health Information Management (3 credits)
- HIM 4207: Healthcare Quality Improvement (3 credits)
- HIM 4105: Current Procedural Terminology Coding (3 credits)
- HIM 4113: Healthcare Reimbursement Systems (3 credits)
- HIM 4121: Healthcare Data Analytics (3 credits)
- HIM 4202: Health Information Management Project Management (3 credits)
- HIM 4206: Intermediate Coding (3 credits)
- HIM 4104: Health Information Management Operations Management (3 credits)
- HIM 4286: Management Internship (4 credits)
- HIM 4298: Health Information Management Senior Seminar (WI) (3 credits) Total Credit Hours: 65
Electives
6 credits of electives are required. Strongly recommended electives include business writing electives.