Health Information Management administrators must be familiar with electronic health record (EHR) computer software, maintaining EHR security, and analyzing electronic data to improve healthcare information.

Areas of study include:

• ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS Coding
• Quality in health care
• Health care law
• Leadership practices in HIM
• Strategic planning in HIM
• Field practicum in HIM

Developing the Skills Employers Want

The B.S. in Health Information Management at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.

• Health Administration
• Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Risk Management
• Cyber Security
• Leadership
• Communication

Source: EMSI, 2020

Required Courses

• AHS 100 - Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• AHS 110 - Introduction to Health Care (3 credits)
• AHS 301 - Introduction to Health Care Research (3 credits)
• BMS 250 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
• BMS 251 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
• CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
• CIS 160 - Learn to Code in Python (3 credits)
• CIS 231 - Problem Solving Using Spreadsheets (3 credits)
• CIS 233 - Concepts of Database Systems (3 credits)
• CIS 237 - Introduction to Network Management (3 credits)
• CIS 340 - Health Care Information Systems (3 credits)
• HIM 301 - Introduction to Health Information Management (3 credits)
• HIM 302 - Health Care Law (3 credits)
• HIM 304 - Advanced Med Terms of Disease (3 credits)
• HIM 310 - Functional and Administrative Practices in Health Information Management (3 credits)
• HIM 311 - CPT/HCPCS Coding (3 credits)
• HIM 320 - Applications of Organizational Planning for Health Information Management (3 credits)
• HIM 345 - Orientation to Health Information Management Practicum (1 credit)
• HIM 361 - Disease Classification System I (3 credits)
• HIM 362 - Disease Classification System II (3 credits)
• HIM 364 - Financial Reimbursement (3 credits)
• HIM 365 - Quality Management in Health Care (3 credits)
• HIM 366 - Health Information Data Systems and Statistics (3 credits)
• HIM 402 - Health Information Management Review (1 credit)
• HIM 470 - Field Practicum in Health Information Management (11 credits)

Students should refer to the current Undergraduate Catalog for updates/revisions, plus further details on course requirements and the recommended sequence of classes.

Undergraduate Catalog - Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management