Healthcare Data Management - Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility

College of Health Sciences

HCINF-CT

Effective Catalog Term: Fall 2021 (595) through Present (CIP#0351070712)

The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2021 (595). Course content may have changed to reflect new developments or improvements, even if the overall program structure has not. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.

Program Leadership Information

Kengia Sabree
Program Director II (Acting)
sabree.@spcollege.edu

For Academic Advising and Program Admissions Information
please contact:
Healthadvising@spcollege.edu
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Program Summary

(Transferable to an Associate's Degree in Health Information Management at SPC) This program is designed to prepare students for employment as entry level Data Management Specialists or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in related health record or information technology occupations.

The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:

the recommended order in which to take the program courses
suggested course when more than one option exists
which semester each course is typically offered
if the course has a prerequisite
courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.

If you have already started the program, click one of the following for the archived Academic Pathways.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Students will develop knowledge and skills at the recall, application, and analysis levels in the content area of the Organizational and Technological Environments.
Students will develop knowledge and skills at the recall, application, and analysis levels in the content area of System Analysis, Design, Selection, Implementation, Support, Maintenance, Testing and Evaluation.
Students will develop knowledge and skills at the recall, application, and analysis levels in the content area of Privacy and Security.
Students will develop knowledge and skills at the recall, application, and analysis levels in the content area of Leadership and Management Support.

Admission Requirements

Health Degree Admission Guides outline criteria specific to each program, including course requirements, GPA and the application process.

Graduation Requirements

In order to enroll in any program course with a prerequisite, a grade of “C” or better must have been earned in all prerequisite courses. Students must earn grades of “C” or better in all courses required for the Data Management CT curriculum in order to graduate from the program.

Program Requirements

ADMISSIONS COURSES

Support Courses

Credits 5

Grade of "C" or better required in ALL courses.

CGS 1100

Computer Applications (Active)

HSC 1531

Medical Terminology I (Active)

MAJOR CORE COURSES

1st Term in Program

Credits 10

HIM 1101

HIM Standards and Practice (Active)

HIM 1511

Healthcare Informatics and Data Workflow (Active)

HIM 1005

Healthcare Informatics Project Management (Active)

HIM 2652

Electronic Health/Medical Record Systems (Active)

MAJOR CORE COURSES

2nd Term in Program

Credits 9

HIM 2012

Health Law Concepts and Practices (Active)

HIM 2201

Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis (Active)

HIM 1800

Professional Practice Experience I (Active)

HIM 2960

Credentialing Exam Review (Active)

Total: 24

Notes

Fully Online

Graduation Notes

New graduates from the Data Management Certificate program are advised to take the Certified Associate Healthcare in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS) examination administered by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).