The BS in Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) prepares you to care for patients by ensuring that medical data is high quality and kept secure. The field provides a link between clinicians, administrators, technology designers, operations, and information technology professionals. You’ll present health information in a meaningful manner and become experts in managing, interpreting, analyzing, auditing, coding and converting health data into statistical information that everyone can use.
Health Informatics and Information Management (B.S.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Degree Requirements
- Students should declare their major as HIIM Pending until admission to the program is granted.
- Students who are pending Health Informatics and Information Management and are admitted to the program must adopt the most current catalog
- Students should complete the General Education Program, Foreign Language Admissions and the Common Program Prerequisites Requirements before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor
- The courses designated in sections 1 and 2 below may be taken at a Florida College System institution, and should be completed in the first 60 hours
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in prerequisite and major courses is required for admission to, continuation in, and graduation from the Health Informatics and Information Management Program
- UCF Residency Requirement: 30 hours
Online Health Informatics and Information Management, BS
Health Informatics and Information Management (B.S.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
60 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- HSA3423 - Health Law (3)
- HSA3170 - Health Care Finance (3)
- HSA4109 - Health Insurance and Managed Care (3)
- HSA4191 - Fundamentals of Health Information Technology (3)
- HSC3537 - Medical Terminology (3)
- HIM4624 - Health Data Management (3)
- HIM3006 - Foundations of Health Information Management (HIM) (3)
- HIM3806C - Professional Practice Experience I (3)
- HIM4816C - Professional Practice Experience II (3)
- HIM4226C - ICD Diagnosis Coding (5)
- HIM4256C - Outpatient Procedural Coding and Reimbursement (3)
- HIM4676 - Professional Development and Issues in Health Information Management (3)
- HIM4726 - ICD Procedure Coding (3)
- HIM4838 - Management Affiliation (3)
- HIM4998 - Internship Orientation
- HIM3116 - Health Record Organization & Management (3)
- HIM4344C - Health Information Department Management (4)
- HIM4508C - Quality Management (3)
- HIM4656C - Health Information Management Systems (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- HSA4180 - Organization & Management for Health Agencies I (3)
- MAN3025 - Management of Organizations (3)
Grand Total Credits: 60
Additional Requirements
As a requirement for the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management major, students must complete an internship within the HIM realm of an actual health care organization. The internship program takes 2 semesters to complete: one orientation semester and one internship semester. In order to participate in the HIIM Internship the student must have completed or earned credit for HIM 3806- Professional Practice Experience I, HIM 4816- Professional Practice Experience II and HIM 4998- Internship Orientation. Additionally, many health care organizations will require that students complete a background check, which may include, but not be limited to, law enforcement finger printing, state driving records, credit reports, and criminal records check. The cost of the background check is the student's responsibility. Background checks may take time to complete and, subsequently, could delay the student's internship placement. Students who have potential background issues must contact the Director of Internships to schedule an interview in order to discuss the impact on field placement. The Health Informatics and Information Management program cannot guarantee internship placement or subsequent degree completion for students who do not pass background checks. A fee may be required as part of the placement application process for the internship program. Students will receive all the information they need, as well as access to internships they may apply for during HIM 4998 –Internship Orientation.
Electives
Upon completion of general education, common program pre-req’s, required core, BS required courses (or BA required foreign language), students may still need electives to reach the minimum overall credit hour requirement to be eligible for graduation. Students needing additional electives are encouraged to enroll in general electives as needed. Courses or additional minor/certificate should be selected with the assistance of an advisor.
Required Minors
None
Departmental Exit Requirements
A minimum 2.5 overall GPA is required for graduation. Upon completion of the approved program, the student is eligible to submit an application for writing the national registration examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association to qualify as a Registered Health Information Administrator.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Additional Information
Honors In Major
Related Programs
Certificates
None
Healthcare Quality and Revenue Management
Business Minor
Computer Science Minor
Advising Notes
None
Transfer Notes
Human Anatomy& Physiology I& II (BSC X085 and X086)
Financial Accounting (ACG 2021)
Managerial Accounting (ACG 2071)
Statistics (STA 2014C or STA 2023)
Computer Science for Business (CGS 2100C or CGS 1060)
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
None
Program Academic Learning Compacts
Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at:
http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
MAC 1105C College Algebra
ENC 1101 Composition I
CHM 1032 General Chemistry
HSA 2117 Civic Engagement in the US Healthcare System
Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
ENC 1102 Composition II
STA 2014C Principles of Statistics
BSC 2010C Biology I
GEP Historical Credit Hours: 3
GEP Social Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Summer (3 Credit Hours)
General Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (13 Credit Hours)
ZOO 3733C Human Anatomy
CGS 2100C Computer Fundamentals for Business
ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting
GEP Historical Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting
PCB 3703C Human Physiology
GEP Communication Credit Hours: 3
GEP Cultural Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
HSA 4109 Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement, Insurance, and Managed Care Plans
HSA 4191 Fundamentals of Health Information Technology
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3025 Management of Organizations
HSA 4180 Organization & Management for Health Agencies I
These courses may be taken at any time during the two years. Certain HIM courses are offered only during the semester in which they appear on this schedule and are restricted to majors only.
Junior Year-Spring (14 Credit Hours)
HIM 4226C ICD Diagnosis Coding
HIM 3116C Health Record Organization and Management
HIM 3806C Professional Practice Experience I
HIM 4624 Health Data Management
Junior Year - Summer (6 Credit Hours)
HSA 3423 Health Law
HIM 4256C Outpatient Procedural Coding and Reimbursement
Senior Year - Fall (13 Credit Hours)
HIM 4508C Quality Management
HIM 4726 ICD Procedure Coding
HIM 4344C Health Information Department Management
HIM 4816L - Professional Practice Experience II Credit Hours: 3
- HIM 4998 Internship Orientation
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
HSA 3170 Health Care Finance
HIM 4676 Professional Development and Issues in Health Information Management
HIM 4838 Management Affiliation
HIM 4656C Health Information Management Systems
These courses may be taken at any time during the two years. Certain HIM courses are offered only during the semester in which they appear on this schedule and are restricted to majors only.
