HIMT 490: Capstone

Students are required to find an internship site that is related to healthcare and set up a semester-long project to gain hands-on experience in their concentration.

This course is designed to help each student prepare for the capstone course and complete all required paperwork for submission in a timely manner.

This course will be an introduction to healthcare information technology standards, including standards and regulations for documentation.

This course introduces the necessary group/team processes that are at the root of building, developing, and maintaining medical/healthcare work teams.

This course examines the quality assessment and quality improvement cycle (plan, do, check, act) and the role of the HIT/HIM professional in the process.

This course addresses the phenomenal impact information system (IS) projects have had on healthcare delivery.

This course covers the back-end stages of healthcare systems development life cycle through the procurement route.

This course explores the sources and data contents of healthcare information as well as the proper presentation of it for different usage levels.

This course examines the coding and reimbursement connection within healthcare.

This course addresses methods and techniques of healthcare information system analysis and design within the system development life cycle.