Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine 04106
Health Information Technology
Course Syllabus for MHIT 210
Title: Health Management Information Systems
Instructor: Marie Bourque-Namer CCS CPC CIRCC
Instructor E-mail: mbourquenamer@smccme.edu
Catalog Number: MHIT 210
Total Contact Hours: Online
Telephone appointments – schedule via email.
Call Time Availability M-F 4-8 pm, Sat/Sun 10-12
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Course Description
This theory course is specific to health care and public health applications. It provides an introduction to
the terminologies used in public health and health in general, to Health Technology’s IT standards, healthrelated data structures, software applications and enterprise architecture in health care and public health
organizations. Informatics, clinical decision support, patient monitoring and medical imaging and the
interdependency of these technologies is revealed.
Prerequisite(s): MDAS-225, Corequisite(s): none
Each week’s content requires 2-3 contact (or instructional) hours and an additional 6-9 hours of
independent or team work on the part of the student to be successfully completed.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
 Define commonly used terms in public health, nursing, health information technology, and
clinical vocabularies & terminologies related to the implementation of electronic health
records.
 Describe general functions, purposes and benefits of health information systems in various
health care settings
 Describe the federal initiatives and other significant developments that have influenced the
evolution and adoption of health information systems
 Compare/Contrast different types of health information systems in terms of their ability to
meet the needs of various types of health care enterprises
 Explain how electronic health records affect patient safety, quality care, efficiency,
productivity, and reporting/documentation mechanisms
 Propose strategies to minimize major barriers to the adoption of electronic health records
 Explain how the principles of health care data exchange and health care data standards
relate to patient care, productivity and data analysis
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Course Requirements
Students will be required to watch videos and write written reports and/or participate in discussion
forums. All unit assignments are to be uploaded to Blackboard. Assessments (quizzes) are to be
performed within Blackboard. The small size of this class makes collaboration essential yet
somewhat challenging. The acceptable format for written assignments is Microsoft Word. Unit
subject-matter specific exercises and activities are included.
Student Personal Objectives
The student will:
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Prepare for class sessions.
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Complete assignments in a timely manner.
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Demonstrate a high level of responsibility.
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Display respect for faculty and other members of the class.
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Participate in class discussions.
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Take personal responsibility for success and failures.
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Collaboration is critical in the workplace and tested in this course.
Teaching Procedures
Note: Course materials will be delivered in many different formats. Not every unit has all the materials
listed below. Feel free to use the formats that best suit your learning needs.
1. Video – Voice over video of the power point lecture. Click the Payer link to view the video in a
web browser.
2. Discussion Question – Questions to foster debate and collaboration with fellow students. You
can use the discussion boards to share your ideas and answers. Not to be passed in or graded.
3. Assessments – To be completed in Blackboard
4. Pod-Casts – This is an audio version of the voice over PowerPoint.
5. PowerPoint – Can be view using Microsoft office or the few viewer from Microsoft.
6. Slides – Word file of each slide in the PowerPoint presentation.
7. Script/Transcript – Word file of the voice over narration of the PowerPoint.
8. YouTube
Class Schedule
Note: Classwork, Assignments/Discussions and Assessments are due by midnight on the Friday of the
week listed on the Syllabus with the exception of the first week of class, when assignments are due on
Saturday.
Week
Week
Ending
Topic and Materials
Deliverables
Each Student is to communicate their learning to the instructor on a weekly basis using the Message App.
This can be a single sentence of longer to indicate engagement in this program of study!
1
8/31
Public Health and Healthcare System Terminologies
Watch, read and listen to
course materials. QUIZ
(C3U13)
Weblinks for Week 1 Lectures:
http://stream.smccme.edu/mhart-www/HIT/Comp3/unit13a/index.htm
http://stream.smccme.edu/mhart-www/HIT/Comp3/unit13b/index.htm
2-3
9/14
3 units
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Units 2-4
What is Health Information Management and
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course materials. There are
Required Readings/links;
in 2
weeks
Technology
(C3U14);
Terminologies and Electronic Health
There is a QUIZ for each unit.
Records (C3U15); Standards to Promote Health
Information Exchange (HIE) (C3U16)
4
9/21
Unit 5, What is Health Informatics? (C6.1)
5
9/28
Unit 6, Health Information Systems Overview (C6.2)
6
10/5
Unit 7, EHR or EMR and Systems
7
10/12
Unit 8, Computerized Provider Order Entry (C6.4)
8
10/19
Unit 9, Clinical Decision Support Systems (C6.5)
9
10/26
Units 10 and 11, Patient Monitoring Systems & Medical
(C6.3)
Imaging Systems (C6.6-7)
10
11/2
Unit 12 , Consumer Health Informatics (C6.8)
11
11/9
Unit 13, Administrative Billing and Financial Systems
12
11/16
13
11/23
14
11/30
15
12/7
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for each Unit.
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(C6.9)
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Units 14, 15, People and Technology, Studies of
Technology; Requirements Engineering (C15U1,2)
Units 16-18, Cognition and Human Performance, Human
Factors and HealthCare; Usability Evaluation Methods
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course materials. Assessment.
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(C15U3-5)
Units 19-21, EHRs and Usability, Clinical Decision
Support and Usability, Approaches to Design (C15U6-8)
Units 22-23, Ubiquitous Computing, Designing for Safety
(C15.9-10)
16
12/14
Designing EHRs for Safety and Information Visualization
(C15.11-12)
Grading Weight: Assessments = 70% , Assignments/Discussions = 30%
Grading System
4.00 grade points per credit hour (100-93%)
A3.67 grade points per credit hour (93-90)
B+
3.33 grade points per credit hour (89-87)
B
3.00 grade points per credit hour (86-83)
B2.67 grade points per credit hour (82-80)
C+
2.33 grade points per credit hour (79-77)
C
2.00 grade points per credit hour (76-73)
C1.67 grade points per credit hour (72-70)
D+
1.22 grade points per credit hour (69-67)
D
1.00 grade points per credit hour (66-60)
F
0.00 grade points per credit hour
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course materials. Assessment.
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course materials. Assessment.
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course materials. Assessment.
Grading Note

Spelling is very important as is grammar, both in the discussion threads and written assignments.
Spelling/grammar errors will lower grades.
Assignments/Quizzes
Quizzes will be offered in Blackboard. Work shall be completed by the specified date.
1. All Assignments are due before 23:59 on the due date. Five (5) points may be deducted for
each day late. Assignments may not be accepted after 3 days late.
2. Student must notify instructor by email giving reason for missing exam, preferably in advance or
as soon as possible thereafter. A doctor’s note may be required. See your Department’s
Attendance Policy!
Written Assignments
1. All written graded homework/ assignments are expected to be typed and submitted in the
appropriate format through the on-line course site, unless student was given a form/diagram to
complete or was given other instructions.
2. Students will submit all typed assignments in a Microsoft Office format (e.g., Word version 97-03,
or PDF). If a student submits an assignment in a format other than what is listed and it cannot be
opened by the instructor, the assignment will be considered late until it is submitted in the
appropriate format.
3. All written assignments are to be uploaded to the assignment in Blackboard.
The instructor reserves the right to alter the syllabus, exams, assignments, homework to meet
the learning outcomes/objectives.
Communication
All students are responsible for checking their email for announcements and other communication.
Students will have access to computers in SMCC computer labs and library if personal
computing becomes a problem. Students may forward their SMCC mail to a personal e-mail address
that is checked frequently.
Attendance
Students are encouraged to participate in all scheduled learning activities. In the event this is not
possible, the following will apply:
1. On-line Course: Students are expected to be active participants and engage in all course
activities. If a student does not log in and meaningfully engage for a period of two weeks the
student will be withdrawn from the course- AF. Students are encouraged to communicate with
the instructor on a weekly basis.
End-of-Course Evaluation
In order to gain access to final course grades, students must complete evaluations for each course
attended at SMCC. Evaluations are submitted online and can be accessed through the student portal
site. Students can access the course evaluation report beginning two weeks before the end of classes.
The deadline for submission of evaluations occurs 24 hours after the last day of classes each
semester. Instructors will announce when the online course evaluation is available.
Online Etiquette
The objective in an online discussion is to be collaborative, not combative. Please, proofread your
responses carefully before you post them to make sure that they will not be offensive to others. Use
discussions to develop your skills in collaboration and teamwork. Treat the discussion areas as a
creative environment where you and your classmates can ask questions, express opinions, revise
opinions, and take positions just as you would in a more “traditional” classroom setting.
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Meaningful participation in a Discussion Forum is defined as multiple, thoughtful posts and replies to
fellow classmates throughout the weekly discussion period. Do not wait until the end of the week to
post your answer to the discussion question. Thoughtful participation includes posting early so others
have a chance to respond to your thoughts. Those who habitually post late in the week will not earn an
A for the weekly discussion topic.
Discussion questions are graded using the following metrics:
A = your original, thoughtful and thorough response to the discuss question, at least 2 responses to
other student’s posts. The 2 responses must be thoughtful and contribute meaningfully to the ongoing
discussion. “I agree with you” is not a thoughtful response and will not be counted as a response.
B = your original post and 1 response
C = your original post no responses.
The instructor reserves the right to grade up or down depending on the quality of your posts and the
effort put into them.
All communication for this class will take place in The Blackboard Message Board.
Important: Please use the following naming convention for each assignment. Your name, The
assignment week, the assignment. Example: Susan Jones, Week 2, Quiz 1 Question.
ADA Statement
Southern Maine Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and employer.
For more information, please call 207-741-5798.
If you have a disabling condition and wish to request accommodations in order to have
reasonable access to the programs and services offered by SMCC, you must register with the
disability services coordinator, Mark Krogman, who can be reached at 741-5629. There will be
some documentation for your teachers that must be supplied before accommodations can be given.
Further information about services for students with disabilities and the accommodation process is
available upon request at this number.
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