Earning a Health Information Management degree requires attention to detail as you learn to develop and maintain record management systems for healthcare entities.
Why Consider Health Information Management?
- Health information experts are vital team members at hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies and other similar businesses.
- Your attention to detail will help you develop and maintain record management systems and evaluate information to determine compliance.
- Health information experts ensure a patient's information is complete, accurate and protected so healthcare providers can deliver quality care.
Why Learn at Թ?
- This program is offered through our flexible competency-based education (CBE) format, which allows you to accelerate your learning while receiving personalized coaching and support.
- With frequent start dates, begin when it's convenient for you.
- Apply your newly developed skills in clinical settings during practicum courses.
- Graduates are well prepared to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT®) exam.
What It Takes
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to lead people and projects
- Ability to analyze information and use logic to address issues
- Creative thinking to develop new ideas for addressing challenges
Accreditation for this program has been reaffirmed through 2029-2030 by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management.
The Health Information Management accreditor of Թ is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for Associate degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2029-2030. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
Թ’s Health Information Management program prepares students to obtain nationally recognized credentials to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. However, the college does not guarantee its curriculum matches the full requirements for preparation, examination, or licensure in other states.
2023-2024 Program Outcomes
- Graduation Rate: 29% of students graduated within 3 years of beginning the program.*
*Part-time students are included in this calculation. - Employment Rate: 50% of the May 2024 graduates were employed in the HIM field within 6 months of graduation.
- Student Satisfaction Rate: 100% of the May 2024 graduates marked Very Satisfied/Satisfied with the Health Information Management program at Թ.
- First-Time RHIT Test Takers: 100% of Թ graduates taking the National RHIT exam for the first time passed, compared to the national pass rate of 80%.
