<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>Prepare for diverse opportunities in a wide variety of settings through a curriculum that blends IT, health care, management, and finance. Complete your courses online, on your schedule. </p> <ul><li>Program Highlights: Study the automation of health information, legal aspects of HIM, medical coding, pharmacology, reimbursement methodologies, strategic planning and organizational development, human disease, quality assurance, statistics, human resources, research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics, and more HIM-related topics. </li><li>Career Opportunities: Compliance/quality officer, medical records and health information technician, medical and health services manager, medical biller, patient information coordinator, billing coder/coding specialist </li><li>Externship: Complete a 120-hour professional practice experience to gain real-world experience and build your resume.* </li><li>Accelerated Master's Degree Option: Complete graduate courses as part of the program to get a head start on a future Purdue Global health sciences degree.&dagger; </li></ul><p><i>*Some Purdue Global programs are not 100% online; some programs require you to gain hands-on experience in a real-world work environment. Contact an Admissions Advisor for additional information.</i> </p> <p><i>&dagger; The University cannot guarantee that students will be granted admission to any future programs. Speak to an Advisor about admissions requirements and transfer credit opportunities and see the University Catalog for the Prior Learning Assessment policy.</i> </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>If you're considering the online Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program at Purdue Global, you may have strong critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities as well as the desire to prepare for a technical career in the health care field. Applicants to Purdue Global should have a high school diploma or GED; some programs may have additional requirements. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>The Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management degree program at Purdue Global has 180 credits. Of those, 33 are core credits, 117 are major credits, and 30 are elective credits. </p> <p><u>Core Requirements (45 credits)</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code </th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td>CM107</td><td>College Composition I</td></tr> <tr><td>CM220</td><td>College Composition II</td></tr> <tr><td>CS212 </td><td> Communicating Professionalism</td></tr> <tr><td>100/200-Level </td><td> Mathematics Requirement</td></tr> <tr><td>100/200-Level </td><td> Arts and Humanities Requirement</td></tr> <tr><td>100/200-Level </td><td> Science Requirement</td></tr> <tr><td>100/200-Level </td><td> Social Science Requirement</td></tr> <tr><td>100/200-Level </td><td> General Education Electives</td></tr> </table><p><u>Major Requirements (107 credits)</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code </th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td>HA255 </td><td> Human Resources for Health Care Organizations</td></tr> <tr><td>HI135 </td><td> Legal Aspects of Health Information</td></tr> <tr><td>HI150 </td><td> Automation of Health Information</td></tr> <tr><td>HI215 </td><td> Reimbursement Methodologies</td></tr> <tr><td>HI230 </td><td> Quality Assurance and Statistics in Health Information</td></tr> <tr><td>HI253 </td><td> Medical Coding I</td></tr> <tr><td>HI255 </td><td> Medical Coding II</td></tr> <tr><td>HS111 </td><td> Medical Terminology</td></tr> <tr><td>HS140 </td><td> Pharmacology</td></tr> <tr><td>HS200 </td><td> Diseases of the Human Body</td></tr> <tr><td>HS230 </td><td> Health Care Administration</td></tr> <tr><td>HI300 </td><td> Information Technology and Systems for Health Care</td></tr> <tr><td>HI305 </td><td> Management of Health Information</td></tr> <tr><td>HI410 </td><td> Advanced Reimbursement Methodology</td></tr> <tr><td>HS305 </td><td> Research Methods for Health Sciences</td></tr> <tr><td>HS311 </td><td> Epidemiology and Biostatistics I</td></tr> <tr><td>HS312 </td><td> Epidemiology and Biostatistics II</td></tr> <tr><td>HS420 </td><td> Advanced Health Informatics</td></tr> <tr><td>HS450 </td><td> Strategic Planning and Organizational Development for Health Care</td></tr> <tr><td>HI499 </td><td> Bachelor's Capstone in Health Information Management</td></tr> </table><p><u>Elective Requirements (28 credits)</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code </th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Open Electives</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>After completing the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program at Purdue Global, you could be able to apply your knowledge to a variety of career opportunities in doctor's offices, government agencies, consulting firms, and insurance companies. After graduating from the program, you might be able to apply for positions such as: </p> <ul><li>Patient information coordinator </li><li>Medical records technician </li><li>Medical biller </li><li>Data quality manager </li><li>HIM clinical documentation specialist </li></ul><h4 id="section---AdvancedDegrees">Advanced Degrees</h4> <p>Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management degree from Purdue Global may decide to continue their education in order to prepare for more advanced positions. If you'd like to enroll in a master's degree program that allows for clinical data analysis and is designed to prepare you for leadership roles in the field, you could research programs such as the following: </p> <ul><li>Master of Health Information Management </li><li>Master of Science in Health Informatics </li></ul><p><i>Purdue Global cannot guarantee employment or career advancement. Additional certification or licensing may be required to work in certain fields.</i></p>