Health Data and Information Management (HDIAS)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: Online

Graduates of the Health Data and Information Management (HDIM) program are prepared to work in health information management (HIM) in organizations that create, manage, and utilize health information.  Their roles range from clinical coder, data analyst, and cancer registrar to electronic health record specialist.  The program combines online instruction, online practical activities, and an in-person practicum experience to prepare students for entry-level employment in the health information management field.  Graduates are prepared to pursue a bachelor's degree at an accredited health information management college or university. 

The HDIM program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).  Graduates are eligible to take the national Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam.

Graduation Requirements

General education	27.0
Major Requirements	60.5
Other Requirements	21.0-21.5
Total credit hours required	108.5-109.0

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Prior to acceptance into the program, students must complete English Level I, English Level II, Humanities and Social Sciences, and HMRL 1010 or RDLS 1200 general education requirements.

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 1315

College AlgebraONLINE

4.5

or higher level MATH course

Professionalism and Life Skills

INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
	OR
RDLS 1200	College and Career StrategiesONLINE	4.5

Major Requirements for Health Data and Information Management (60.5 credit hrs.)

Students must be accepted into the HDIM Program to be enrolled in the program major requirements. If unable to start the HDIM program right away, students can start working on the other program requirements. All courses that do not have an HDIM or HITP prefix, with the exception of HDIM 1001, can be taken before acceptance into the HDIM program.  Prerequisites and the application process can be found at 

mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Information-Technology-and-E-Learning/Healthcare-Information-and-Administration.aspx.

HDIM 1010	Healthcare Delivery SystemsONLINE	4.5
HDIM 1020	Health Data and Electronic Health RecordsONLINE	4.5
HDIM 1030	Healthcare Data Management and UseONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2010	Healthcare StatisticsONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2020	Health Law, Privacy, and EthicsONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2030	Performance ImprovementONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2050	Reimbursement in HealthcareONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2060	Supervision in HealthcareONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2421	Clinical Coding IONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2431	Clinical Coding IIONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2432	Clinical Coding IIIONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2982	HDIM CapstoneONLINE	4.5
HDIM 2983	HDIM PracticumONLINE	2.0
HITP 2040	Info Systems in HealthcareONLINE	4.5

Other Program Requirements (21.0-21.5 credit hrs.)

HDIM 1001	Medical TerminologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1180	Disease ProcessesONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1410	Introduction to InsuranceONLINEHYBRID	3.0
HIMS 2155	Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5

Select one of the following:

BIOS 1310	Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology	5.0
BIOS 1310L	Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab	0.0
	OR
HIMS 1310	Introduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5

The HDIM program has special admission requirements. Visit the HDIM web page at mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Information-Technology-and-E-Learning/Healthcare-Information-and-Administration.aspx for the application packet and information. Direct questions to the director of the HDIM Program at [e-mail].

See Curriculum Plan