HIT 242 - Organization and Management

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: Health information professionals make decisions that demand sound planning, organization, motivation and communication skills. Effective supervision of human and other resources is also essential in today’s changing world of healthcare. This course provides the health information technology student with basic management concepts and theories that are applied in the Health Information Services/Management environment. Emphasis will be on management of Human Resources and operations, as well as budgeting and operational financial management. The concept of management vs. leadership will be addressed. Project management and team leadership concepts will also be introduced.

Prerequisites: HIT 162
Corequisites: HIT 210 if not taken previously. HIT 224 if not taken previously.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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Course Competencies

Apply the fundamentals of team leadership.
Contribute to work plans, policies, procedures and resource requisitions in relation to job functions.
Explain training and employee development methodologies.
Report staffing levels and productivity standards for health information functions.
Plan staffing, departmental and capital budgets.
Justify budget variances.
Describe accounting methodologies.
Create programs and policies that support a culture of diversity.
Interpret compliance with local, state and federal labor regulations.
Explain return on investment for employee training and development.
Organize and facilitate meetings.
Summarize project management methodologies.
Recognize the impact of change management on processes, people and systems.