HIT 208 - Health Information Management

 
Description
This course provides the Health Informatics student the management principles necessary for entry-level employment as a health information supervisor. The course primarily focuses on specific health information management topics, including health information workflow, process monitoring, planning and budgeting and the development of orientation, in-service and continuing education programs for healthcare employees. Additionally, students explore general management topics such as communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork and committees, leadership concepts and techniques and labor laws. These include health information workflow and process monitors, plans and budgets and developing orientation, in-service and continuing education programs for healthcare employees. The students also spend time sharing and evaluating specific management-related experiences learned during their professional practice at area healthcare facilities. Students have the opportunity to achieve a Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification as part of this course. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Explain the function of common management tools.
2. Identify the traits related to leadership effectiveness.
3. Articulate the benefits of teamwork and committees.
4. Identify the steps in creating an effective team.
5. Develop position descriptions, performance standards, staffing structures and work schedules for use as tools in human resource management.
6. Conduct appropriate orientation, in-service and training programs for various healthcare employees.
7. Explain the components of operational and capital budgets and describe the financial management functions of Health Informatics professionals.

1. Organizational tools such as policies, procedures and organization charts
2. Leadership traits and functions
3. Roles, function and benefits of teams and committees
4. Communication and interpersonal skills
5. Staffing, recruitment, orientation, training and retention
6. Workflow and process monitors
7. Organizational plans, budgets and resource allocation
8. Human resource labor laws and regulations

• Communication

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