The Clarkson College Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Information Administration (HIA) option is designed for individuals who have previously earned a bachelor's degree from another accredited institution and are seeking certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). This program will prepare you to fulfill the key responsibilities of a health information manager, including how to process, maintain, analyze and securely report patient health data across various health care systems.
Courses are offered 100% online and on a full- or part-time basis. Clarkson College accepts general education transfer credits from other accredited colleges or universities, allowing you to complete the HIM program in as few as four semesters.
The HIM program has integrated early testing into the curriculum, enabling you to sit for your RHIA certification exam prior to graduating. As a certified RHIA, you will:
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2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |
First-Time Certification Pass Rate* | 66.7% (2/3) |
60% (3/5) |
80% (4/5) |
Overall Certification Pass Rate* | 66.7% (2/3) |
60% (3/5) |
80% (4/5) |
National Average Certification Pass Rate* | 66% | 55% | 62% |
Graduation Rate** | 43% (6/14) |
33% (4/12) |
50% (1/2) |
Job Placement/Employment Rate*** | 100% (4/4) |
100% (4/4) |
100% (4/4) |
* 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 Administrator (RHIA) exam.
** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 150. This refers to the percentage of a school’s eligible students who complete their degree/certificate program within 150% of the published time for the certificate/degree program.
*** Employment rates are taken from returned graduate surveys, alumni surveys, employer surveys, and individual graduate’s reports to the program.
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 Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Administration 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.
(14 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 weeks or 6 weeks in duration.
Courses | Semester Hours |
---|---|
BUS 110 - Microsoft Office Applications | 4 |
GEN 105 - Medical Terminology | 1 |
HIM 180 - Essentials of Pharmacology | 2 |
HIM 224 - Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
HIM 226 - Human Disease and Conditions | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 14 |
(35 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 weeks or 6 weeks in duration except BUS 499 & HIM 477, which are only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).
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$66,000
Source: PayScale.com, 2019
Employment of health information technicians is projected to grow 11 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017
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