HIMS 401 — ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS – 4 Units
2025-2026 Shasta College Catalog____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________Chapter 4: Courses & Competencies Limitation on Enrollment : Students must be admitted to the Health Information Management program Class Hours : 54 lecture/54 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216) This course discusses advanced topics in the electronic health record. The primary concepts covered in this course include components of EHRs; data infrastructure; different formats of EHR data; categories of EHRs and information systems; EHRs in different healthcare settings, including specialty-specific electronic health records; and utilization of EHRs in population health. Students will explore all aspects of electronic health records utilized in the healthcare industry. Students will be exposed to real-world exercises using software to create patient records, lab reports, notes, and code sets. This course is designed for health information management majors. This course may be offered in a distance education format.