Program Overview

Health Information Management BSHIM Program

The Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (HIM) is a program focused on the development, implementation, management, and maintenance of patient health information systems. This program is designed to ensure that health information is collected, stored, and disseminated in accordance with legal, regulatory, and accrediting agencies' requirements.

Program Overview

The HIM program combines interests in medicine, management, information technology, electronic health record systems, and finance. HIM professionals design and manage health information systems, with special attention to quality and privacy of health information, in a wide range of settings such as hospitals, managed and ambulatory care, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms, and public health organizations.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BSHIM) includes classes covering six main areas:

• Core HIM: Health Record Documentation, Legal Aspects of HIM, Internships, Healthcare Delivery Systems, and Professional Development.
• Data Analytics: HIM IT Fundamentals, Electronic Health Record Systems, Informatics, and Database Development and Design.
• Management: Leadership and Strategy, Human Resources, Operations, and Project Management.
• Classification and Reimbursement: ICD-10, CPT4, Intermediate Coding, and Reimbursement.
• Clinical Medicine: Pathophysiology, Medical Terminology, Clinical Procedures, and Pharmacology.
• Internship: Management Internship (four weeks at a facility where you will be participating in a management project at that organization).

Laptop Requirements

Laptops are integrated into the HIM curriculum and are required to complete in-class activities and projects outside of class. A laptop with minimum hardware specifications is necessary to run specialized analytical software.

Certification

Students enrolled in the HIM program and in the last term of study are eligible to apply for and sit for the examination of the American Health Information Management Association for the nationally recognized certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

Accreditation

The baccalaureate program in Health Information Management at Temple University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Summary of Requirements

University Requirements

All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum. All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses at Temple as part of the major.

College Requirement

All 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, and perhaps a drug screen.

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.

Health Information Management Prerequisites

• MATH 1013: Elements of Statistics
• KINS 1223: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• KINS 1224: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• HIM 1101: Medical Terminology
• HIM 1055: IT Applications for Health
• HPM 2214: Politics and Payments in US Healthcare System

Health Information Management Professional Courses

• HIM 2215: Health Information Management IT Fundamentals
• HIM 3101: Health Record Documentation
• HIM 3106: Pathophysiology
• HIM 3107: Healthcare Leadership and Strategic Management
• HIM 3111: Statistics and Research in Health Care
• HIM 3113: Healthcare Database Design and Development
• HIM 3203: Electronic Health Record Systems
• HIM 3208: International Classification of Diseases
• HIM 3216: Clinical Procedures and Pharmacology
• HIM 3271: Professional Development
• HIM 3297: Health Information Management Human Resource Management (WI)
• HIM 4101: Health Informatics: Infrastructure and Standards
• HIM 4102: Legal Aspects of Health Information Management
• HIM 4105: Current Procedural Terminology Coding
• HIM 4113: Healthcare Reimbursement Systems
• HIM 4121: Healthcare Data Analytics
• HIM 4202: Health Information Management Project Management
• HIM 4206: Intermediate Coding
• HIM 4207: Healthcare Quality Improvement
• HIM 4286: Management Internship
• HIM 4298: Health Information Management Senior Seminar (WI)

Suggested Academic Plan

The suggested academic plan for the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management is outlined over four years, with specific courses and credit hours required each semester.

Year 1

• Fall: ENG 0802, GenEd Quantitative Literacy Course, HRPR 1001, GenEd Breadth Course
• Spring: KINS 1223, IH 0851, GenEd Breadth Course, GenEd Breadth Course, GenEd Breadth Course

Year 2

• Fall: GenEd Breadth Course, IH 0852, KINS 1224, Select one of the following: MATH 1013, PSY 1167, SOC 1167, EPBI 2219
• Spring: HIM 1055, HIM 1101, HPM 2214, General Elective, General Elective

Year 3

• Fall: HIM 2215, HIM 3101, HIM 3106, HIM 3107, HIM 3111
• Spring: HIM 3113, HIM 3203, HIM 3208, HIM 3216, HIM 3271, HIM 3297

Year 4

• Fall: HIM 4101, HIM 4102, HIM 4105, HIM 4113, HIM 4121, HIM 4207
• Spring: HIM 4202, HIM 4104, HIM 4206, HIM 4286, HIM 4298

A grade of C or better is required to satisfy all prerequisite and professional course requirements. Grades below a C will not be accepted. All professional courses are offered only once a year.