Healthcare Information and Administration (HIAAS)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: Online

This degree meets the growing need for health information management professionals. As the American population ages with a greater need for health care and the increased use of information technology in healthcare, the number of positions for health information managers is rapidly increasing. Health information managers are able to speak the language of both healthcare and information technology.

Graduation Requirements

General education	27.0
Major requirements	47.0
Option requirements	34.5
Total credit hours required	108.5

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

	English level I	4.5
	English level II	4.5

Humanities/social sciences

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

See Humanities/social sciences course options

Quantitative/numeracy skills

MATH 1310

Intermediate Algebra

4.5

or higher

Other

HMRL 1010	Human Relations Skills	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and Literacy	4.5

Major requirements for Healthcare Information and Administration (47.0 credit hrs.)

Courses

HCIA 1010	Healthcare Delivery Systems	4.5
HCIA 1020	Healthcare Data and Electronic Health Records	4.5
HCIA 1030	Healthcare Data Management and Use	4.5
HCIA 2010	Healthcare Statistics	4.5
HCIA 2020	Health Law, Privacy, and Ethics	4.5
HCIA 2030	Performance Improvement	4.5
HCIA 2421	Clinical Coding I	4.5
HCIA 2431	Clinical Coding II	4.5
HCIA 2432	Clinical Coding III	4.5
HCIA 2982	HCIA Capstone	4.5
HCIA 2983	HCIA Practicum	2.0

Option requirements for Healthcare Information and Administration (34.5 credit hrs.)

Courses

HIMS 1120	Medical Terminology I	4.5
HIMS 1130	Medical Terminology II	4.5
HIMS 1180	Disease Processes	4.5
HIMS 1310	Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology	4.5
HIMS 1410	Introduction to Insurance	3.0
HIMS 2110	Principles of Management in Healthcare	4.5
HIMS 2155	Fundamentals of Pharmacology	4.5
HITP 2040	Information Systems in Healthcare	4.5

The HCIA program has special admission requirements. Visit the HCIA web page at www.mccneb.edu/hcia for the application packet and information. Direct questions to the Director of the HCIA program.