Course

Health Information Management Practicum I

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Health Information Management
Course code
HIMP 2500
Credits
1.00
Semester length
1 week
Max class size
36
Method(s) of instruction
Practicum
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This one week extramural provides students with the opportunity to apply health information management theory in the healthcare setting. Students will gain an appreciation of internal and external stakeholders’ use of health information.
Course content
  • Health information management plan including stewardship and ownership of health information
  • Health data collection, capture and receipt procedures and policies
  • Documentation standards and methodologies  
  • Internal and external stakeholder health information access, use, and disclosure, together with related legislated and ethical issues
  • Maintenance, retention and protection of health information in acute and non-acute healthcare settings
  • Policies and procedures that address disposition or destruction of health data and information
Learning activities

Students will learn principles and practices of health information management through experiential learning, independent study and instructor feedback.

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:

  • Discuss the importance of standardized health information management processes;
  • Apply data collection, capture, and receipt procedures;
  • Outline major components of the health information management plan;
  • Demonstrate legislated procedures pertaining to health information access, use, and disclosure;
  • Demonstrate health information maintenance, retention, and protection procedures; and
  • Apply principles of health information management in acute and non-acute healthcare settings.
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

HIMP 2230 and HIMP 2240 and CSIS 2300

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

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

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 2500
University of Victoria (UVIC) No credit

Course Offerings

There are no course offerings this semester.