Courses
Semester 1
- Anatomy and Physiology I SCIE0002
Units/ Hours: 60
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body. It will begin with an introduction to the organization and the cellular/tissue basis of the human body. The systems that will be focused on in this course are: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, fundamentals of the nervous system, cardiovascular system (blood, heart, and peripheral vascular), lymphatic, and gastrointestinal.
- Clinical Pathology for HIM I SCIE0105
Units/ Hours: 60
This course will take a systematic approach to clinical pathology and examine the diseases affecting the various systems of the body. The etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatments, including pharmacological interventions for the various disorders are emphasized.
Co-Requisites
- College Communications for the Helping Professions COMM0079
Units/ Hours: 37
This first semester course will introduce students to the essential communication skills required to be successful in their chosen post-secondary program. These skills include reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking. Through a series of written assignments, in-class discussions based on readings, and lab activities, students will improve their overall communication skills. Students of COMM79 will engage in a series of activities and assignments designed to provide the essential language skills required for academic success.
- Computer Skills and Applications COMP0177
Units/ Hours: 45
This computer course introduces the student to the Fleming College network. It explains the characteristics and use of microcomputer hardware and software in the Fleming College networked environment. The student will learn to use the Windows XP operating system, an e-mail system, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Emphasis will be placed on the application of these systems in the Health Information field. Microsoft Office 2007 will be used.
- Introduction to Health Information Management HLTH0155
Units/ Hours: 30
This highly applied course combines a lecture/lab designed to introduce the student to the patient health record in various health care environments. A brief history of healthcare delivery and record keeping will be followed by an in depth look at health record content, filing systems, access, use, storage, retention and disclosure of health information. In addition students will be introduced to the need for standards in the Health Information Management profession and their responsibilities in respect to privacy.
- Medical Terminology I HLTH0158
Units/ Hours: 30
In this course students will learn the components of medical words, how to analyze words by roots, prefixes and suffixes, how to spell, define, pronounce and apply medical words that relate to specific body systems. Common disease terms will be included along with abbreviations, diagnostic tests and clinical procedures.
- Professionalism in Health Care HLTH0156
Units/ Hours: 30
This course is to provide a basic understanding of the Canadian healthcare system. The history and current delivery challenges will be explored to set the stage. This course then describes the professional standards that apply to all health care workers-the common ground that everyone shares in providing the highest quality care services for patients. Topics include; the key factors of professionalism, the importance of professionalism, commitment to ones job, who you are as a person and what you contribute to the workplace and practicum, personal skills and how they affect success on the job and professional growth and advancement.
- Developing Effective Teams ORGB0013
Units/ Hours: 45
Teams are a critical component of our personal, educational, organizational and societal lives. Successful teams don't just happen. This course teaches the formula for team success. Students will use effective tools and strategies to help any team become high performing which will better prepare students to achieve successful team membership in voluntary, public or private organizations.
Semester 2
- Anatomy and Physiology II SCIE0003
Units/ Hours: 60
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of human anatomy and physiology as they pertain to the following systems: Nervous, Special Senses, Endocrine, Immune, Respiratory, Urinary, Fluids & Electrolytes/Acid-Base, Reproductive including Pregnancy & Birth.
Pre-Requisites
- Clinical Pathology for HIM II SCIE0106
Units/ Hours: 60
This course will take a systematic approach to clinical pathology and examine the diseases affecting the various systems of the body. The etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatments, including pharmacological interventions for the various disorders are emphasized.
Pre-Requisites
- Health Data Management and Use HLTH0068
Units/ Hours: 45
This course, introduces the learner to introductory HIM specific healthcare statistics. With a focus throughout on data quality, the learner will gain knowledge on the importance of varying data elements in creating healthcare information and knowledge for decision making. Sources and uses of health data are examined with a focus on the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) databases.
- Health Information Management Applications HLTH0157
Units/ Hours: 30
HIM Applications is an introductory course to the various software applications specific to HIM that will be used in various other courses. An introduction to document imaging will assist the student in their coding courses and for their Practicum I. Learning the Meditech application will prepare students for their practicum and provide them with an expanded understanding of the value of an integrated health information system and specifically the role admitting plays in data quality.
- Health Information Management Practicum I FLPL0091
Units/ Hours: 70
This practicum provides the student with an opportunity to perform selected skills in a Health Information Management related work setting under the supervision of a qualified professional. This two week practicum will provide the student with an opportunity to apply the learned theory and skills taught within the first and second semester. Travel will be required for practicum completion outside of the Peterborough.
- Medical Terminology II HLTH0159
Units/ Hours: 30
This course builds on the knowledge gained in semester one and students will learn to analyse, spell, define, pronounce and apply medical words that relate to specific body systems. Common disease terms will be included along with abbreviations, diagnostic tests and clinical procedures and various therapies.
- General Education Elective
Course Number: GENED
All graduates of diploma programs require general education credits. These courses allow you to explore issues of societal concern by looking at the history, theory and contemporary applications of those issues.
Your program has designated some required general education courses. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose from a list of electives each semester.
Many of these courses and some other general education courses are also available through evening classes, by distance education, or on-line. See our Part-Time Studies Calendar for these opportunities.
You may already possess general education equivalencies from other colleges or universities. Please see the General Education Co-ordinators at the Peterborough and Lindsay locations for possible exemptions.
See this page for a list of approved General Education Courses at Fleming College.
Semester 3
- Coding and Classification Systems II HLTH0070
Units/ Hours: 45
Students will build on the coding knowledge and skills learned in semester II. Coding will relate to the systems of the body currently being studied as well as to the body systems studied in Coding and Classification Systems 1 (HLTH 69). Electronic abstracting will continue to be practiced which was introduced in the HIM applications course in second semester.
Pre-Requisites
- Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIE0002)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (SCIE0003)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM I (SCIE0105)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM II (SCIE0106)
- Coding and Classification Systems I (HLTH0069)
- Health Data Management and Use (HLTH0068)
- Health Information Management Applications (HLTH0157)
- Introduction to Health Information Management (HLTH0155)
- Medical Terminology I (HLTH0158)
- Medical Terminology II (HLTH0159)
- Professionalism in Health Care (HLTH0156)
Co-Requisites
- Communicating at Work for the Health Professions COMM0159
Units/ Hours: 45
Successful communicators use knowledge, skills and strategies to create effective messages for a range of audiences and contexts. This course emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving to meet communication challenges in today's workplace. Students will refine workplace writing, communication skills and presentation techniques through a variety of assignments, assessments and hands-on practice.
- Database Management COMP0178
Units/ Hours: 45
This course will enable learners to determine basic concepts and principles of data base design and management. The focus of the course will be on analysis and interpretation of data base table layout and skill acquisition in modifying, sorting and filtering of existing data base structures and records, using Microsoft Access. The learner will be able to compose selected queries and generate forms and reports of data applicable to the health information workplace environment.
Pre-Requisites
- Health Law LAWS0120
Units/ Hours: 45
Students will learn about health law, especially as it applies to health information managers, and legislation that governs health care practitioners and health facilities and agencies. There will be special emphasis on confidentiality, privacy and security, privacy impact analyses, risk management activities and threat and risk analyses.
- Health Statistics MATH0059
Units/ Hours: 45
Learners will explore basic statistical analysis procedures relevant to the health record and health information field and will develop skills required to utilize statistics as an effective decision making tool. Calculation and interpretation of statistical measures will be thoroughly covered. Once the basic measures are mastered, probability and probability distributions will be discussed. Statistical measures, data collection and probability distributions will be brought together to perform statistical inference. The calculation and interpretation of statistical measures will be learned within a format of class time practice, specific course assignments and use of the Excel computer spreadsheet.
- Management of Health Information Services HLTH0074
Units/ Hours: 45
This third semester HIM course presents the changing role of the HIM professional with an emphasis on the management role. In addition students will be introduced to various principles, tools and concepts involved within the healthcare environment in the planning, evaluation, assessment and accountability of quality service provision.
- General Education Elective
Course Number: GENED
All graduates of diploma programs require general education credits. These courses allow you to explore issues of societal concern by looking at the history, theory and contemporary applications of those issues.
Your program has designated some required general education courses. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose from a list of electives each semester.
Many of these courses and some other general education courses are also available through evening classes, by distance education, or on-line. See our Part-Time Studies Calendar for these opportunities.
You may already possess general education equivalencies from other colleges or universities. Please see the General Education Co-ordinators at the Peterborough and Lindsay locations for possible exemptions.
See this page for a list of approved General Education Courses at Fleming College.
Semester 4
- Applied Research and Epidemiology HLTH0073
Units/ Hours: 45
This course provides an introduction to research concepts and the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. Students will learn how to apply these concepts and principles to health care data. Calculating epidemiological methods will also be taught.
- Coding and Classification Systems III HLTH0071
Units/ Hours: 48
Students will build on the coding knowledge and skills learned in semesters two and three. Coding will relate to the systems of the body currently being studied as well as to the body systems studied in Coding and Classification Systems I and II. Students will also continue to improve their skills in coding and abstracting.
Pre-Requisites
- Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIE0002)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (SCIE0003)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM I (SCIE0105)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM II (SCIE0106)
- Coding and Classification Systems I (HLTH0069)
- Coding and Classification Systems II (HLTH0070)
- Health Data Management and Use (HLTH0068)
- Health Information Management Applications (HLTH0157)
- Introduction to Health Information Management (HLTH0155)
- Management of Health Information Services (HLTH0074)
- Medical Terminology I (HLTH0158)
- Medical Terminology II (HLTH0159)
- Professionalism in Health Care (HLTH0156)
Co-Requisites
- Comprehensive HLTH0072
Units/ Hours: 15
Students will prepare for the CCHIM Certification Examination by learning about the format and delivery of the exam and by integrating knowledge gained during the entire program. Emphasis will be placed on the assessment of knowledge gaps identified through multiple choice test questions in the various competency areas and the development of a study plan.
Pre-Requisites
- Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIE0002)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (SCIE0003)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM I (SCIE0105)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM II (SCIE0106)
- Coding and Classification Systems I (HLTH0069)
- Coding and Classification Systems II (HLTH0070)
- Computer Skills and Applications (COMP0177)
- Database Management (COMP0178)
- Health Data Management and Use (HLTH0068)
- Health Information Management Applications (HLTH0157)
- Health Information Management Practicum I (FLPL0091)
- Health Law (LAWS0120)
- Health Statistics (MATH0059)
- Introduction to Health Information Management (HLTH0155)
- Management of Health Information Services (HLTH0074)
- Medical Terminology I (HLTH0158)
- Medical Terminology II (HLTH0159)
- Professionalism in Health Care (HLTH0156)
Co-Requisites
- Health Information Management Foundations to Practicum FLPL0098
Units/ Hours: 70
The focus of this combined, self directed and faculty lead course is to introduce the student to the components and processes an organization might undertake to migrate to an electronic health record. This is followed by an opportunity to focus on new learning to support individual external practicum project requirements through a combination of applied lab practice activities, article reviews, student research and other experiences.
Pre-Requisites
- Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIE0002)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (SCIE0003)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM I (SCIE0105)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM II (SCIE0106)
- Coding and Classification Systems I (HLTH0069)
- Coding and Classification Systems II (HLTH0070)
- Computer Skills and Applications (COMP0177)
- Database Management (COMP0178)
- Health Data Management and Use (HLTH0068)
- Health Information Management Applications (HLTH0157)
- Health Information Management Practicum I (FLPL0091)
- Health Law (LAWS0120)
- Health Statistics (MATH0059)
- Introduction to Health Information Management (HLTH0155)
- Management of Health Information Services (HLTH0074)
- Medical Terminology I (HLTH0158)
- Medical Terminology II (HLTH0159)
- Professionalism in Health Care (HLTH0156)
Co-Requisites
- Health Information Management Practicum II FLPL0092
Units/ Hours: 140
This four-week external practicum is the final component of the HIM program which represents a capstone learning experience and will provide an opportunity for students to synthesize, integrate and apply learning in a professional environment. Students will pursue the practicum experience in health information services in hospitals and other community healthcare facilities, and will be expected to perform tasks expected of the entry level health information practitioner under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
Pre-Requisites
- Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIE0002)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (SCIE0003)
- Applied Research and Epidemiology (HLTH0073)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM I (SCIE0105)
- Clinical Pathology for HIM II (SCIE0106)
- Coding and Classification Systems I (HLTH0069)
- Coding and Classification Systems II (HLTH0070)
- Comprehensive (HLTH0072)
- Computer Skills and Applications (COMP0177)
- Database Management (COMP0178)
- Health Data Management and Use (HLTH0068)
- Health Information Management Applications (HLTH0157)
- Health Information Management Foundations to Practicum (FLPL0098)
- Health Information Management Practicum I (FLPL0091)
- Health Law (LAWS0120)
- Health Statistics (MATH0059)
- Introduction to Health Information Management (HLTH0155)
- Management of Health Information Services (HLTH0074)
- Medical Terminology I (HLTH0158)
- Medical Terminology II (HLTH0159)
- Professionalism in Health Care (HLTH0156)
- Utilization Management and Decision Support (HLTH0075)
- Coding and Classification Systems III (HLTH0071)
- Issues in Diversity SOCI0038
Units/ Hours: 45
In this course students will critically identify and examine issues in diversity. Specifically, students will focus on topics pertaining to inequality in various social settings, including but not limited to: race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Incorporating social/legal explanations of diversity, students will develop a clear understanding of the impacted groups and possible strategies of community empowerment.
- Utilization Management and Decision Support HLTH0075
Units/ Hours: 60
The Utilization Management (UM) and Decision Support (DS) course integrates theory and knowledge from previous HIM core courses within the two year program and builds on this with new knowledge related to UM and DS. The focus of the course will be on the organization of utilization management and decision support programs, National and Provincial data sources and MIS Standards. The student will learn to identify areas to monitor for Utilization Management. The development of reporting frameworks, benchmarking and indicators will also be covered within the course.
Pre-Requisites
- Coding and Classification Systems I (HLTH0069)
- Coding and Classification Systems II (HLTH0070)
- Health Data Management and Use (HLTH0068)
- Introduction to Health Information Management (HLTH0155)
- Management of Health Information Services (HLTH0074)
- Professionalism in Health Care (HLTH0156)
Co-Requisites