HIM Program Competencies

Program will follow the competency requirements provided by the program accreditation, CAHIIM.

Domain I. Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance

1. Describe healthcare organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders
   • HIT-200 Health Record Data, Content, and Structure
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
2. Apply policies, regulations, and standards to the management of information
   • HIT-200 Health Record Data, Content and Structure
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
3. Identify policies and strategies to achieve data integrity
   • HIT-200 Health Record Data, Content and Structure
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
4. Determine compliance of health record content within the health organization
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
5. Explain the use of classification systems, clinical vocabularies, and nomenclatures
   • HIT-200 Health Record Data, Content and Structure
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
6. Describe components of data dictionaries and data sets
   • HIT-200 Health Record Data, Content and Structure
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
7. Evaluate data dictionaries and data sets for compliance with governance standards
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics HIT-415 Healthcare Data Management

Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security

1. Apply privacy strategies to health information
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
2. Identify compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle
   • HIT-200 Health Record Data, Content, and Structure
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics

Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use

1. Apply health informatics concepts to the management of health information
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-451 Allied Health Statistics
2. Utilize technologies for health information management
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
3. Calculate statistics for healthcare operations
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-451 Allied Health Statistics
4. Report health care data through graphical representations
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-451 Allied Health Statistics
5. Describe research methodologies used in healthcare
   • HIT-415 Healthcare Data Management
   • HIT-451 Allied Health Statistics
6. Describe the concepts of managing data
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
7. Summarize standards for the exchange of health information
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
8. Manage data within a database system
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
9. Identify standards for exchange of health information
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management

Domain IV. Revenue Cycle Management

1. Validate assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes and groupings in accordance with official guidelines
   • HIT-205 ICD-10-CM Coding
   • HIT-305 CPT Coding
   • HIT-405 ICD-10-PCS Coding
   • HIT-485 Medical Billing and Reimbursement Systems
   • HIT-505 Advanced Coding
2. Describe components of revenue cycle management and clinical documentation improvement
   • HIT-485 Medical Billing and Reimbursement
3. Summarize regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies
   • HIT-485 Medical Billing and Reimbursement
   • HIT-515 Revenue Cycle Management
4. Determine diagnosis and procedure codes according to official guidelines
   • HIT-205 ICD-10-CM Coding
   • HIT-305 CPT Coding
   • HIT-405 ICD-10-PCS Coding
   • HIT-485 Medical Billing and Reimbursement Systems
   • HIT-505 Advanced Coding
5. Evaluate revenue cycle processes
   • HIT-485 Medical Billing and Reimbursement
   • HIT-515 Revenue Cycle Management
6. Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies
   • HIT-485 Medical Billing and Reimbursement Systems
   • HIT-505 Advanced Coding
   • HIT-515 Revenue Cycle Management

Domain V. Health Law and Compliance

1. Apply legal processes impacting health information
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
2. Demonstrate compliance with external forces
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
   • HIT-535 Leadership
3. Identify the components of risk management related to health information management
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
   • HIT-535 Leadership
4. Identify the impact of policy on health care
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
   • HIT-535 Leadership

Domain VI. Organizational Management Leadership

1. Demonstrate fundamental leadership skills
   • HIT-535 Leadership
2. Identify the impact of organizational change
   • HIT-535 Leadership
3. Identify human resource strategies for organizational best practices
   • HIT-265 Health informatics
   • HIT-535 Leadership
4. Utilize data-driven performance improvement techniques for decision making
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
5. Utilize financial management processes
   • HIT-515 Revenue Cycle Management
   • HIT-535 Leadership
6. Examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
   • HIT-535 Leadership
7. Assess ethical standards of practice
   • HIT-422 Medico Legal Ethics
   • HIT-535 Leadership
8. Describe consumer engagement activities
   • HIT-265 Health Informatics
   • HIT-525 Quality Management
9. Identify processes of workforce training for healthcare organizations
   • HIT-525 Quality Management