# Health Information Management (HIMS) courses San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 13 courses Source: https://sdccd.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/17459/18544/18546/17460/17502 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027. ### HIMS 405 — Foundations in Health Information Management - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 64 - 72 hours lecture - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/fall-2026/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course provides an advanced level perspective on topics relevant to the health information management (HIM) profession. The concepts covered in this course include an overview of emerging issues such as HIM management and training, clinical classification systems, data integrity and management, ethical standards, consumer engagement, privacy and cybersecurity, electronic health records, revenue cycle management, compliance and risk management. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 408 — Ethics in Healthcare Administration - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/fall-2026/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course provides a comprehensive foundation for ethics in healthcare management and administration. Students gain knowledge of the theory and concepts of ethics and its application to health information and healthcare administration for them to be able to model sound decision making and ethical practice. Ethics related to the United States healthcare system around patient access, quality and cost are addressed. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 411 — Healthcare Informatics - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/fall-2026/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - This course is not open to students with previous credit for HIMS 410. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course is designed to bring together healthcare generated information and technology for the purpose of improving quality of care in a cost-effective manner. The primary concepts covered include data standards, data management, health information exchange, clinical decision support, privacy and security issues involving protected health information, emerging trends, data governance, and new technologies. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 415 — Healthcare Analytics - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture/48-54 hours lab - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course focuses on the analysis of data for the purpose of generating information resulting in actionable decisions. The primary concepts covered in this course include advanced health care statistics, data analysis, mining, exploration and visualizations. Microsoft Excel is utilized to analyze data and information related to clinical and business systems in healthcare. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 418 — Topics in Legal and Compliance for Healthcare Professionals - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 64 - 72 hours lecture - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course focuses on the laws and regulations applicable to healthcare compliance. Topics include federal and state law enforcement and reporting requirements, risk management, audit trails, fraud detection, ethical and legal requirements related to coding, personal health record (PHR), analysis of privacy, security, and confidentiality policies and procedures. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 420 — Principles of Finance for Health Information Management - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course covers the fundamentals of financial management in the healthcare setting. The primary concepts covered in this course include capital, operating and/or project budgets using basic accounting principles, performing cost-benefit analysis for resource planning and allocation, evaluating vendor contracts, and negotiation skills. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 425 — Revenue Cycle Management - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/fall-2026/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course covers advanced topics in healthcare revenue cycle management. Concepts covered in this course include healthcare classification systems and terminologies, chargemaster management, revenue cycle and audit processes, utilization and resource management, and application and analysis of the relationship between clinical code assignment and reimbursement. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 431 — Human Resources Management in Healthcare - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/fall-2026/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - This course is not open to students with previous credit for HIMS 430. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course examines the complexities and multiple issues and best practices involved in human resources management in healthcare organizations. The primary concepts covered in this course include managing people in all aspects of their work, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring, compensation and benefits, motivational strategies, performance appraisals, promotions, and terminations. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 435 — Project Management in the Healthcare Setting - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/fall-2026/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course is designed as a high-level overview of project management utilized in healthcare settings. The primary concepts in this course include project management techniques such as project selection, management, organization, planning, conflict resolution, negotiation, budgeting, scheduling, change management, business process reengineering, and termination of the project. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 440 — Leadership and Strategic Management for Healthcare Professionals - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 64 - 72 hours lecture - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course examines the theory and practice of leadership, strategic management, and change management in healthcare settings. The primary concepts covered in this course include an overview of emerging issues such as business planning, organizational change, innovation, strategic planning, leadership thinking and goals, change implementation and strategies for successful transitions. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 450 — Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - This course is not open to students with previous credit for HIMS 445. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course is designed to prepare students in the planning, analysis, design, and implementation of healthcare computer-based information systems. The concepts include system requirements, systems development lifecycle, system architecture including database design, data warehousing, workflow concepts, and systems performance management. This course is designed for health information management majors. ### HIMS 455 — Applied Research Project in Health Information Management - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 48 - 54 hours lecture - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course is the capstone for the health information management baccalaureate degree. This course integrates the theoretical and technical content of the health information management program courses. Ethical considerations for health information managers and information management support for biomedical research are also discussed. Concepts are integrated and applied through the analysis of case studies and the completion of a capstone project, designed by the student or instructor, supporting a local HIM community of interest. This course is designed for Health Information Management majors. ### HIMS 460 — Advanced Directed Clinical Placement - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 54 hours other - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-diego-mesa-college/schedule/spring-2027/hims.md) - Limitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. - Grading: Letter Grade Only This course provides supervised onsite professional practice experience (PPE) for Health Information Management students. This course integrates theory and professional practice in health information management. Emphasis is placed on applying management theories to actual work settings, practice of professional behavior, ethics, and self reflection including career goals. Project topics will support a local HIM community of interest and will be designed by the student, instructor, and the PPE site manager. Note: This course may require student travel. To meet course requirements the student may be required to be available during normal business hours (i.e. 8:00 am to 5:00 pm) for site visits, conduction of professional interviews, and data gathering. This course is designed for Health Information Management majors.