HIM 2635 - Healthcare Indexes and Registries
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 43597,
Credit hours: 2
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Amy Zinno
Email: amzinno@ysu.edu
Course Description
2635. Healthcare Indexes and Registries. Indexes and registries utilized in health care are presented with a focus on cancer and trauma registries. Registry activities, including abstraction and cancer staging, are presented. Data presentation and interpretation activities are contained in coursework. 2 Lecture Hours. Prereq.: HIM 2625. 2 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, & Practice | Oachs, Pamela | 9781584269694 |
Refer to the weekly required reading assignments listed in the Learning Materials tab within your course in Blackboard.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Chapter 3, 5, & 10 | Primary, Secondary Data Elements | Due 8/30 at 11:59pm: Week 1 Assignment: Newborn Face Sheet & Birth Registry Due 8/30 before 11:59:05pm: Week 1 Discussion Board: Primary, Secondary, & De-Identified Data - Reply |
| 8/31 | Chapters 3 & 4 | Coding Data Sets | Due 9/6 before 11:59:49pm: Week 2 Discussion Board: Coding Data Sets - Reply Due 9/6 at 11:59pm: Week 2 Assignment: Coding Data Sets, History & Documentation |
| 9/7 | Chapters 3 & 5 | Healthcare Data Sets & The Health Record | Due 9/13 before 11:59:14pm: Week 3 Discussion Board: Healthcare Data Sets - Reply Due 9/13 at 11:59pm: Week 3 Assignment: Creating a Patient Record |
| 9/14 | Chapter 5 | Data Dictionaries | Due 9/20 before 11:59:54pm: Week 4 Discussion Board: Data Dictionaries - Reply Due 9/20 at 11:59pm: Week 4 Assignment: Creating Data Dictionary Quiz |
| 9/21 | Chapters 4 & 5 | Disease Indexes | Due 9/27 before 11:59:53pm: Week 5 Discussion Board: Disease Indexes - Reply Due 9/27 at 11:59pm: Week 5 Assignment: Disease Index |
| 9/28 | Chapters 4, 5, & Review Chapter 3 as needed | Cancer Registries | Due 10/4 before 11:59:57pm: Week 6 Discussion Board: Cancer Registry - Reply Due 10/4 at 11:59pm: Week 6 Assignment: Cancer Registry |
| 10/5 | Chapters 4 & 5 | Trauama Registries | Due 10/11 before 11:59:03pm: Week 7 Discussion Board: Trauma Registry - Reply Due 10/11 at 11:59pm: Week 7 Assignment: Creating a Trauma Registry |
| 10/12 | Chapters 11 & 18 | Ethical Use of AI & PDCA | Due 10/18 before 11:59:42pm: Week 8 Discussion Board: Ethical Uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Reply Due 10/18 at 11:59pm: Week 8 Assignment: Midterm Project: PDCA Cycle |
| 10/19 | Chapters 4 & 5 | Immunization Registries | Due 10/25 before 11:59:39pm: Week 9 Discussion Board: Immunization Registry - Reply Due 10/25 at 11:59pm: Week 9 Assignment: Creating an Immunization Registry |
| 10/26 | Chapters 4 & 5 | Implant Registries | |
| 11/2 | Chapters 4, 5, & Review Chapter 3 as needed | Birth Registries | Due 11/1 before 11:59:17pm: Week 10 Discussion Board: Implant Registry - Reply Due 11/1 at 11:59pm: Week 10 Assignment: Creating an Implant Registry |
| 11/9 | Chapter 15 | Healthcare Statistics | Due 11/8 before 11:59:12pm: Week 11 Discussion Board: Birth Registry - Reply Due 11/8 at 11:59pm: Week 11 Assignment: Creating a Birth Registry |
| 11/16 | Chapter 15 | Mean, Median, & Mode In Healthcare | Due 11/15 before midnight: Week 12 Discussion Board: Healthcare Statistics - Reply Due 11/15 at 11:59pm: Week 12 Assignment: Healthcare Statistics Problems |
| 11/23 | Chapters 11 & 15 | Healthcare Data Visualization & Dashboards | Due 11/22 before 11:59:43pm: Week 13 Discussion Board: Mean, Median, & Mode - Reply Due 11/22 at 11:59pm: Week 13 Assignment: Descriptive Statistics Using an Index or Registry |
| 11/30 | Chapter 22 | Productivity Measurement & Remote Work | Due 11/29 before 11:59:59pm: Week 14 Discussion Board: Graphs Used in Healthcare Statistics - Reply Due 11/29 at 11:59pm: Week 14 Assignment: Quality Improvement Dashboard |
| 12/7 | Chapter 22 | PDCA Cycle | Due 12/6 before 11:59:40pm: Week 15 Discussion Board: Measuring Productivity in a Remote Work Environment - Reply Due 12/6 at 11:59pm: Week 15 Assignment: Remote Employee Productivity Procedure and Policy Due 12/12 at 11:59pm: Week 16 Assignment: PDCA Cycle Scholarly Paper |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.