Dakota State University is migrating to  Microsoft Office 2007, which has the capability of converting 2003 Microsoft Office documents. Homework will be done using Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. At a minimum, you will need access to a Microsoft Office product for the programs and compatibility with the course work. 

If you elect to not participate in the migration to Office 2007 at this time and use Office 2003 for now, you should run this update so that your old Office programs can properly read the files of the people who do choose to upgrade to Office 2007.

http://homepages.dsu.edu/boldtj/filez/FileFormatConverters.exe 

You are encouraged to update to Office 2007.  You can do that by purchasing a copy of it from DSU at a minimal charge.  Please contact me if you wish to purchase a copy.  DSU has a licensing agreement with Microsoft to provide students the copy.

Computer Skills Used:
WebCT is the course management software used on the DSU campus.  The entire class will be taught within WebCT.  We will use the email, discussion board, assignments, gradebook, and other functions.

Instructional Methodologies:
Written lecture notes, assignments/projects, discussions, and any other information will be obtained from the class Web site.  Independent reading assignments are required from the adopted course text book.

The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments in this course to better meet the needs of students or the intent of the course.

Students are expected to participate in and complete every class. Assignments and/or projects are due at the time designated. If an assignment/project is completed late,  penalties will be applied to the student's grade.  Unless advance arrangements have been made, there will be no make-up tests.   There will not be grade penalties for pre-approved make-up tests.  Any missed tests will constitute a zero for that test.

Discussion boards will be utilized at the course web site for the purpose of having a class discussion. Students will attend "class" at their leisure from home, school, or work on a weekly basis. Class participation will be based on comments made to the class discussion board pertaining to the topic assigned.  Comments must be written clearly and grammatically correct in order to receive all of the discussion points.  All students must participate in the discussion weekly unless otherwise directed. 

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Professionalism:

Your university experience is developed in order to prepare you for the professional world that you will be embarking upon once completing the required course work. In order to assist with this preparation, your class work will be treated as work assignments delegated to you in a professional setting. The instructor will be treated as though she is your boss/supervisor/team leader at work and appropriate behavior is expected.

Academic Honesty Policy: 

 Ethical conduct is a requirement.  Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty including the acquisition without permission of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the University faculty or staff, or the providing of one’s own work in hard copy or on disk to another student for the purpose of copying any portion is not allowed.

Disciplinary action as deemed appropriate by the instructor will result as a consequence to unethical conduct regarding completion of this course.  All the students are required to work independently in this class.  Any forms of cheating will result in a grade of 'F'.  The following is a link to the University policy concerning academic honesty:  http://www.departments.dsu.edu/hr/newsite/policies/040500.htm

 I will follow the recommendations stated in DSU's academic dishonesty policy.

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ADA Statement:

If you have a documented disability and/or anticipate needing accommodations (e.g., non-standard note taking, test modifications) in this course, please contact the me. Also, please contact Dakota State University’s ADA coordinator, Keith Bundy in the Student Development Office located in the Trojan Center Underground or at 256-5121, as soon as possible. The DSU website containing additional information, along with the form to request accommodations is http://www.departments.dsu.edu/disability_services/. You will need to provide documentation of your disability. The ADA coordinator must confirm the need for accommodations before officially authorizing them.  

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

It is essential that the students learn fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories and develop specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field.  It is also important that the students gain factual knowledge; learn to apply course material; and develop skills in expressing oneself orally or in writing. 

Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Understand and utilize the management principles of actuating.
2. Understand and utilize the management principles of controlling.
3.  Learn project management principles.

After successfully completing HIM 361 Management of Health Information Centers II, the student will be able to master the following Tasks as identified by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).  T = Task

I.  Domain:  Health Data Management

    A.  Subdomain:  Health Data Structure, Content and Standards

            No applicable tasks.

    B.  Subdomain:  Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards

            No applicable tasks. 

    C.  Subdomain:  Clinical Classification Systems

            No applicable tasks.

    D.  Subdomain:  Reimbursement Methodologies

            No applicable tasks.

II.  Domain:  Health Statistics, Biomedical Research and Quality Management

    A.  Subdomain:  Healthcare Statistics and Research

            No applicable tasks.

    B.  Subdomain:  Quality Management and Performance Improvement

           No applicable standards.

III.  Domain:  Health Services Organization and Delivery

    A.  Subdomain:  Healthcare Delivery Systems

            No applicable tasks.

    B.  Subdomain:  Healthcare Privacy, Confidentiality, Legal, and Ethical Issues

            No applicable tasks.

IV.  Domain:  Information Technology & Systems

    A.  Subdomain:  Information and Communication Technologies

            No applicable tasks.

    B.  Subdomain:  Data, Information, and File Structures

            No applicable standards.

    C.  Subdomain:  Data Storage and Retrieval

            No applicable tasks.

    D.  Subdomain:  Data security

            T1.  Enforce confidentiality and security measures to protect electronic health information.

    E.  Subdomain:  Healthcare Information Systems

            T3.  Facilitate project management by integrating work efforts, as well as planning and executing project tasks
                   and activities.

V.  Domain:  Organization and Management

    A.  Subdomain:  Human Resources Management

            T1.  Manage human resources to facilitate staff recruitment, retention, and supervision.
            T2.  Ensure compliance with employment laws.
            T3.  Develop and implement staff orientation and training programs.
            T4.  Develop and implement continuing education programs.
            T5.  Develop productivity standards for health information functions.
            T6.  Monitor staffing levels and productivity, and provide feedback to staff regarding performance.
            T7.  Benchmark staff performance data.
            T8.  Develop, motivate, and support work teams.

    B.  Subdomain:  Financial and Resource Management

            T1.  Demonstrate knowledge of financial management and accounting principles.
            T2.  Prepare and monitor budgets and contracts.
            T3.  Demonstrate and apply knowledge of cost-benefit analysis techniques to justify resource needs.

    C.  Subdomain:  Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

            T4.  Demonstrate and apply principles of organization behavior to facilitate team building, negotiation, and
                    change management.

    D.  Subdomain:  Project and Operations Management

            T1.  Apply general principles of management in the administration of health information services.
            T2.  Assign projects and tasks to appropriate staff.
            T3.  Implement process engineering and project management techniques to ensure efficient workflow and
                   appropriate outcomes.

Knowledge Clusters

1A.  Health Data Structure, Content, and Standards
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

1B.  Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

1C.  Clinical Classification Systems
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

1D.  Reimbursement Methodologies
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

2A.  Healthcare Statistics, Biomedical Research and quality Management - Healthcare Statistics and Research
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

2B.  Quality Management and Performance Improvement
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

3A.  Health Services Organization and Delivery
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

3B.  Healthcare Privacy, Confidentiality, Legal and Ethical Issues
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

4A.  Information Technology and Systems
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

4B.  Applied Health Informatics
        No applicable knowledge clusters.

5A.  Organization and Management
        1.  Principles of management
        3.  Communication and interpersonal skills
        5.  Professional development for self and staff

6A.  Human Resources Management
        2.  Principles of human resources management (recruitment, supervision, retention, counseling, disciplinary
             action)       
        3.  Workforce education and training

6B.  Financial and Resource Management
        3.  Budget process (capital and operating) 
        4.  Cost/benefit analysis

6C.  Strategic Planning and Organizational Development
        2.  Organizational behavior
        5.  Organizational assessment and benchmarking 

6D.  Project and Operations Management
        2.  Project management

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COURSE OUTLINE:

Written lectures are posted weekly with assignments.

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EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Four tests are scheduled for this course; three of these will be administered during the semester and the fourth one, which is the final, will be given the last week of class.   These tests may consist of multiple-choice, true/false, matching, short answer, situational and/or essay questions.

Information regarding expectations, point value and due date of assignments/projects will be provided at the time each assignment is made.

Evaluation components include:

The weighted evaluation components will be combined to receive one final grade. The following fixed-percentage scale is used to determine final grades:

Should a student's cumulative grade calculation fall near or on the borderline of two letter grades, the instructor will give consideration to that student's class attendance, class participation, effort, and attitude in determining the final grade assignment for the course.

Students are reminded that they must earn at least a "C" in this course to fulfill HIA graduation requirements. If a student receives less than a "C" as a final grade, he/she may not complete subsequent certification exam.

Formula for calculating your final grade:   ((Total Test Points Earned/Total Test Points Available) * .60) + (Total Quiz  Points Earned/Total Quiz Points Available) * .15) + (Total Assignment Points Earned/Total Assignment Points Available) * .25)) *100

MINIMUM COURSE BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1. Finance Concepts for the Health Care Manager by Margret Amatayakul

2. Productivity: A Handbook for Health Record Departments by Margret Amatayakul and LouAnn Schraffenberger

3. A Practical Guide to Managing the Medical Record Department by Patricia J. Larsen

4. The Effective Health Care Supervisor by Charles R. McConnell

5. Managing Health Records Administrative Principles by Joan Gratto Liebler

6. Advance

7. For the Record

8. Medical Records Briefing

9. Journal of the American Health Information Management Association, American Health Information Management Association

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Tentative Course Schedule