Health Information Management, B.S.
Dr. Roxie A. James, Coordinator
Health Information Management and Medical Technology
Location: C-112
908-737-3662
Program Description:
This four-year baccalaureate degree program with Kean and Rutgers is completed in two stages with the first stage completed at Kean University and the second stage to be completed at the Rutgers School of Health Related Professions (SHRP), which is part of Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences in Newark. In the first stage, students complete general education courses and all pre-professional courses at Kean University. The professional courses in Health Information Management are then completed at Rutgers-SHRP. Prior to the start of the professional phase of the program at Rutgers, students are required to submit a formal application to Rutgers-SHRP Admissions (not Rutgers-Newark) by May 1st immediately preceding the intended Fall Semester enrollment.
The Health Information Manager is a member of the health care team and is the professional responsible for management of health information systems consistent with medical, administrative, ethical and legal requirements. Health Information professionals collect, analyze and utilize data to provide information critical to the healthcare industry. A Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) collects many kinds of data from a variety of sources, monitors the integrity of the information, ensures appropriate access to health records and manages the analysis and use of this data. This professional is an essential connection between physicians, patients, payers and other in the healthcare industry.
Course requirements include General Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology and Statistics as well as undergraduate volunteer work or internship experience. The proposed option includes the courses and guidance to reach such expectations.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 required at time of application for acceptance as declared major.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 required to apply to Rutgers for Major professional courses.
ENG 1030, all Rutgers prerequisite courses, Capstone and Major courses require grade of C or higher.
For information regarding College/ program mission and student learning outcomes please see http://www.kean.edu/academics/college-natural-applied-health-sciences/cnahs-mission-and-slos
General Education 32
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030:Requires a minimum grade of C or better.
MATH 1000: With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an elective.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19
Humanities 6
ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 6
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 7
Additional Required Courses 18-20
Requires a grade of C or better.
Additional Required Courses 18-20
Rutgers prerequisite courses: Minimum grade of C required
Academic Major 61
Major courses below are taken at Rutgers University. All Major courses, Rutgers prerequisite and Capstone courses require a grade of C or better.
All major courses at Rutgers are online except coding courses
Major Required Courses 52
| BINF 3010 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BINF 3110 | Legal Aspects of Health Information | 3 |
| BINF 3126 | Health Record Data Management I | 3 |
| BINF 3127 | Health Record Data Management II | 3 |
| BINF 3301 | Classification and Reimbursement Systems | 3 |
| BINF 3311 | Introduction to Coding | 3 |
BINF 3405
| Management Principles for HIM | 3 |
| BINF 3411 | Disease Pathology I | 3 |
| BINF 3412 | Disease Pathology II | 3 |
BINF 4200
| Finance Concepts for HIM | 3 |
BINF 4220
| Guided Research and Statistics | 3 |
| BINF 4305 | Health Information Service Administration | 3 |
BINF 4310
| Performance Improvement W-E | 3 |
| BINF 4311 | Electronic Health Records | 3 |
BINF 4500
| HIM Competency Review | 1 |
| BINF 5000 | Essentials of Informatics in Health Care | 3 |
BINF 5515
| Information Governance | 3 |
BINF 5520
| Health Analytics | 3 |
Minimum grade of C required in all major courses
Health Information Management Elective Options 6
Must select 6 credits from same track; minimum grade of C required
Medical Coding
BINF 4216
| Coding with ICD Part 1 | 3 |
BINF 4217
| Coding with ICD Part 2 | 3 |
BINF 4313
| Coding with CPT | 3 |
Healthcare Compliance
Major Capstone 3
BINF 4619
| Management Affiliation | 3 |
Senior capstone at Rutgers/joint assessment using Kean University GE oral presentation and written presentation rubrics; minimum grade of C required
Free Electives 7-9
(50% at 3000-4000 Level)
BIO 1996 (Optional) Research Initiative for 1st Year Students (1 credit)
BIO 3291, BIO 3292 or BIO 3293 (Optional) Internships (1-3 credits)
Total Credit Hours: 120