Program:
Health Information Management

Degree Awarded:
Associate of Science in Health Information Technology

Length of Program:
6 semesters

Application Deadlines:
Rolling Admission
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Degree Overview

As a health information technology (HIT) professional, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, accessibility, quality and security of patient medical records. Your expertise in everything from information technology to the revenue cycle will provide an important service to patients as well as the efficiency of modern-day health information management (HIM) systems.

The Clarkson College Associate of Science in Health Information Technology degree option is offered 100 percent online and combines elements of health sciences, management, health information technology and business with practical lab experiences. You will learn skills in areas such as coding, billing, electronic health records, data analysis and reporting, legal compliance, and other technical processes that will prepare you for your role in health information management. Clarkson College has built early testing into the HIT curriculum, allowing you to take the national registry examination prior to graduating and earn the nationally recognized credential of Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT).

After obtaining an RHIT certification, many HIT professionals further their education with a   Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (HIM) degree. Graduates of the HIM program then go on to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification exam to open up career opportunities at the administrative level of health information management.


Performance Outcomes

  2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
First-Time Certification Pass Rate* 100%
(2/2)
N/A
(0)
100%
(2/2)
Overall Certification Pass Rate* 100%
(2/2)
N/A
(0)
100%
(2/2)
National Average Certification Pass Rate* 70% 68% 80%
Graduation Rate** 0%
(0/2)
33%
(1/3)
0%
(0/1)
Job Placement/Employment Rate*** 50%
(1/2)
N/A
(0)
100%
(2/2)

* Certification pass rate is measured by the number of graduates that have successfully completed either their professional licensing examination or national certification examination.
The national certification examination for this degree is the Registered Health Information Technologists (RHIT) exam. Pass rate for this degree represents students who took the exam within five years post-graduation.

** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 150.
GR 150 refers to the time it takes to usually complete a program and indicates the completion of a degree or certificate within 150% of the published time for that program.

*** Employment rates are taken from returned graduate surveys, alumni surveys, employer surveys, and individual graduate’s reports to the program.


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Accreditation

The Health Information Management accreditor of Clarkson College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Accreditation for the Clarkson College Associate’s degree in Health Information Technology has been reaffirmed through 2027. 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.

Awards and Recognition

Required Courses for Associate of Science in Health Information Technology

General Education Courses

(23 semester hours)

Courses Semester Hours
BUS 110 - Microsoft Office Applications 4
ENG 101 - English Composition I 3
GEN 105 - Medical Terminology 1
HIM 180 - Essentials of Pharmacology 2
HIM 224 - Anatomy and Physiology 4
HIM 226 - Human Disease and Conditions 3
IPE 301 - Interprofessional Education 0
MAT 130 - College Algebra 3
MAT 310 - Statistics 3
Total Semester Hours 23
Core Courses

(9 semester hours) ICC, HUM, EEA courses are offered in the 7.5-week or 6-week format or full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration) depending on the course.

Courses Semester Hours
ICC HUM EEA - Healthcare Core Courses 3
ICC HUM EEA - Healthcare Core Courses 3
ICC HUM EEA - Healthcare Core Courses 3
Total Semester Hours 9
Health Information Major Courses

(32 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 week or 6 week in duration besides HIM 445 which is only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).

Courses Semester Hours
BUS 140 - Healthcare Delivery Systems 2
BUS 335 - Managing Healthcare Departments 3
HIM 108 - Concepts and Principles of HIM 3
HIM 215 - Data Management 3
HIM 218 - Data Analysis and Visualization 3
HIM 230 - Coding I: Foundation of Coding 3
HIM 240 - Introduction to Informatics 3
HIM 255 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information 3
HIM 331 - Coding II: Principles of Coding 3
HIM 333 - Classification Systems and Reimbursement Methodologies 3
◊ HIM 368 - Professional Practice Experience I 2
HIM 445 - Health Information Technology Assessment 1
Total Semester Hours 32

Tuition and Fees

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Undergraduate Tuition

Cost per Credit Hour
$671


Cost per Semester
$8,202 - Full-time (12 hrs)
$4,101 - Part-time (6 hrs)

Tuition
Undergraduate Tuition$671 / credit-hour
Fees - Included in cost per semester
Enrollment Fee for first time students $150/ each
Degree Specific Fees - Not included in cost per semester
Interprofessional education – IPE Course Fee IPE 301 $140/ student
IDI Cultural Assessment Fee $40/ student
HIM 108 AHIMA Membership bundled with book $49/ student
HM 368 Virtual Lab Subscription (bookstore) $195/ student
EHRGO Subscriptions (bookstore) $45 - 285/ each
HM 445/477 - Exam Bundled with Prep Book (bookstore) $375/ student

Career Overview

Median Salary

$41,430
Source: PayScale.com, 2019

Job Outlook

Employment of health information technicians is projected to grow 11 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018

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