Take 16 core courses and then complete one of two tracks: Health Information Management (HIM) or Health Information Technology (HIT). There are no electives. Each track consists of four courses.

Graduates will earn a concentration in Health Information Management or Health Information Technology.

Core Requirements, 48 credits

HIMT 300 - Survey of Contemporary Computing 3 cr.
HIMT 310 - Healthcare Systems and Organizations 3 cr.
HIMT 320 - Survey of Information Technology in Healthcare 3 cr.
HIMT 330 - Healthcare I: Terminology and Body Systems 3 cr.
HIMT 340 - Ethical issues, Security Management, and Compliance 3 cr.
HIMT 350 - Statistics for Healthcare 3 cr.
HIMT 360 - Healthcare II: Survey of Disease and Treatments 3 cr.
HIMT 370 - Healthcare Systems: Analysis and Design 3 cr.
HIMT 380 - Healthcare Billing, Coding, and Reimbursement 3 cr.
HIMT 400 - Healthcare Information and Technology 3 cr.
HIMT 410 - Healthcare Systems: Implementation and Integration 3 cr.
HIMT 420 - Healthcare Systems: Project Management 3 cr.
HIMT 430 - Quality Assessment and Improvement 3 cr.
HIMT 440 - Group Processes, Team Building, and Leadership 3 cr.
HIMT 450 - Healthcare Information and Technology - Standards 3 cr.
HIMT 490 - Capstone Project 3 cr.

Choose one track

Health Information Management Track

HIMT 355 - Principles of Management for HIMT Professionals 3 cr.
HIMT 365 - Health Economics 3 cr.
HIMT 415 - Human Resource Management in Healthcare 3 cr.
HIMT 445 - Application of Leadership and Management in Healthcare Technology 3 cr.

Health Information Technology Track

HIMT 345 - Programming and Software Development 3 cr.
HIMT 375 - Database Structures and Management Systems 3 cr.
HIMT 425 - Data Warehousing and Mining - UW Stevens Point 3 cr.
HIMT 435 - Data Communications and Computer Networks in Healthcare 3 cr.

Note

You may elect to complete both HIMT tracks and earn a certificate for the second track.

Communication in the Major

HIMT 310 - Healthcare Systems and Organizations 3 cr.
HIMT 420 - Healthcare Systems: Project Management 3 cr.

Capstone Experience

HIMT 490 - Capstone Project 3 cr.

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