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Get Started
The Summer 2009 program is no longer accepting applications
Next program starts: Summer 2010
Details will be posted in Winter
Single courses may be available
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Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a 
below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.
Certificate Program Courses
Classes meet afternoons or evenings, four days per week on the UW campus.
Summer Courses
Disease Concepts for Managers (HIHIM 409, 4 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00-8:20 p.m., June 23 - Aug. 20, 2009; $1,192
- Disease mechanisms and pathophysiology with an emphasis on clinical information management
- Methodology for understanding and communicating dimensions of disease states
- Focus on disease from a health information system perspective
Prerequisites: Human Anatomy.
Management Concepts for Health Information Management Applications (HIHIM 490, 3 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:50 p.m., June 23-Aug. 18, 2009, $930
- Basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, delegating, leading, and controlling viewed within a health care environment
- The role of manager as decision maker; the planning process requirements for top, middle, and operational managers; organizational design and structure
- Discuss authority and supervision and the roles of committees and teams, and communication channels and motivational theories
Autumn Courses
Introduction to Health Care Systems and Health Data Systems (HIHIM 410, 6 credits)
Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00-6:50 p.m., Sept. 30 - Dec. 14, 2009 (no class Nov. 11); $1,860
- Current issues in health care
- Relationship of the health care system to health data systems, Health care and patient data
- Application of professional standards to health records and record management systems
- Health record analysis, facility statistics and data linkage
- Storage, retrieval, tracking and retention systems
Prerequisites: Statistics, Human Anatomy.
Healthcare Coding, Vocabulary, and Revenue Cycle Management
(HIHIM 412, 5 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00-9:20 p.m., Oct. 1 - Dec. 15, 2009 (no class Nov. 26); $1,550
- ICD9-CM and CPT 4 code systems used to code diagnosis and procedures for research, decision support and billing purposes
- Overview of special vocabularies: SNOMED, LOINC, Nursing vocabularies for medical concepts
- Revenue cycle management concepts and practice
Prerequisites: HIHIM 409.
Organizational Theory in Health Facilities (HIHIM 450, 3 credits)
Schedule: Thursdays, 4:00-6:50 p.m., Oct. 1 - Dec. 17, 2009 (no class Nov. 26); $930
- Emphasis on the U.S. health care delivery system
- Organizational structure, functions and financing of the health care system
- Exploration of health care policies and their impact on the industry
- Introduction to medical ethics
Legal Concepts for Health Fields (HIHIM 470, 3 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:50 p.m., Oct. 1 - Dec. 15, 2009; $930
- Principles of law as applied to the health field
- Laws, regulations and standards applicable to health information management
Winter Courses
Health Care Computer Systems and Electronic Health Records (HIHIM 420, 5 credits)
Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00-6:20 p.m., Jan. 4 - Mar. 10, 2010 (no class Jan. 18 and Feb. 15); $1,550
- Health informatics and current computer applications in health care
- Technology infrastructure and health informatics standards
- Electronic health records, functions, planning, implementation, issues and barriers
- Custom designed systems in hospitals, ambulatory care, home health and long term care
Prerequisites: HIHIM 410 and HIHIM 450.
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Finance Concepts for Health Care Managers
(HIHIM 454, 6 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00-7:50 p.m., Jan. 5 - Mar. 11, 2010; $1,860
- Finance concepts applied to today's health care environment
- Payment systems
- Regulatory impact on health care revenue cycle
- Budgeting
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Management Project I (HIHIM 460, 3 credits)
Schedule: Scheduled on individual basis, $930
- Development of management skills and competencies in a seminar
- Site experience in health care facilities with campus and clinical faculty
Prerequisites: HIHIM 410 and HIHIM 450.
Problem Solving and Decision Making in Health Information Management (HIHIM 480, 4 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00-5:50 p.m., Jan 5. - Mar. 11, 2010; $1,240
- Management theory and application in health information management
- Applied tools and experiences in problem-solving and behavioral management
- Decision-making for health information managers
- Skill development and application through individual and team projects
Prerequisites: HIHIM 410 and HIHIM 450.
Spring Courses
Health Information Systems Analysis (HIHIM 421, 5 credits)
Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00-6:20 p.m., Mar. 29 - June 2, 2010 (no class May 31); $1,550
- Systems analysis of health information systems
- Life cycle systems development process and tools
- Project management and team coordination
- User requirements definition
Prerequisite: HIHIM 420.
Professionalism and Leadership (HIHIM 455, 4 credits)
Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-8:50 p.m., Mar. 29 - June 2, 2010 (no class May 31); $1,550
- Professional development including a mentorship program
- Leadership skills assessment
- Interpersonal communication skills development
- Human resource management concepts
Quality Assurance and Research in Health Care (HIHIM 456, 5 credits)
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00-6:20 p.m., Mar. 30 - June 3, 2010; $1,550
- Quality improvement, risk management and utilization management in health care
- Design and analysis of quality improvement systems, including use of data systems in quality assurance and research
- Health data retrieval, analysis and presentation
- Review of relevant healthcare informatics research
Prerequisites: Statistics; Medical Terminology.
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Management Project II - Capstone (HIHIM 462, 3 credits)
Schedule: Arranged; $930
- An applied management course in which students work with clinical and HIHIM program faculty to complete a formal project in health information administration
- Unique projects in health care settings provide field experience in management problem-solving, systems analysis, health information systems implementation, change management and regulatory compliance
Prerequisites: HIHIM 410, 412, 450, 470, 460, 454, 420, 480
* Fees for graduate and GNM students are higher. Fees and tuition are subject to change.
Course Plans
This PDF outlines the course plans and credits for each quarter.
