HIM-1540 Health Information Practicum I

1 Credit
This is the first clinical affiliation in the Health Information Management Program. The course is a supervised student practice in a simulated laboratory and clinical practice settings; emphasis on storage and retrieval systems, MPI, incomplete documentation policies and procedures, release of protected health information (PHR), and the associated computer application.
Prerequisite(s): HIM-1500 and HIM-1530 with a grade of C or higher.
(Formerly Directed Clinical Practice I) 4 clinical hours.
NOTE: *Courses in the HIM program must be taken in a prescribed sequence. HIM courses are offered once per year in the fall or spring except for HIM-1530 which is offered every semester. A grade of C or higher must be maintained in all core program and required science courses. Program prerequisites require a C or higher.
(Offered spring only.)