Course

Health Information Management Principles and Practices

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Health Information Management
Course code
HIMP 2100
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
36
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
Students are introduced to theory and principles pertaining to health information management utilizing the health information management lifecycle as an integrated framework.
Course content
  • Canadian health information management lifecycle
  • Governance of health data and information management  
  • Health information management and classification system framework 
  • Access, use and disclosure of health information
  • Primary and secondary uses of information and privacy controls
  • Governance principles for the maintenance, retention and protection of health data and information 
  • Policies and legislation pertaining to disposition and destruction of health data and information.
Learning activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, case study analysis, independent research, exercises, training on data classification technology, participant presentations, classroom discussions and guest speakers.  

Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives andwill be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

This is a Letter graded course. All assignments must be completed to pass the course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Identify stages of the health information management lifecycle;  
  • Demonstrate health information management planning, including governance and accountability frameworks;
  • Demonstrate data collection, capture and receipt principles in compliance with health data governance and data standards;
  • Describe the organization of health information management;
  • Apply principles guiding each phase of the health information management lifecycle in accordance with provincial/territorial and federal legislation;
  • Analyze effectiveness of the health information management lifecycle; and
  • Utilize electronic health record applications to support health information management.
Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students.  A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Students in the PBD-HIM program are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

 HIMP 1120

 

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for HIMP 2100
Justice Institute of BC (JIBC) No credit
Northern Lights College (NLC) NLC HSCI 2XX (3)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU HLTH 2XXX (3)
University of Northern BC (UNBC) No credit
Vancouver Island University (VIU) VIU HSLC 2nd (3)
Western Community College (WCC) WCC HLTH 300 (3)

Course Offerings

There are no course offerings this semester.