Health Information Management Associate’s Degree

Our next term begins May 7 (Apply by May 1)

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Tennessee
Bristol, eLearning Distance/Hybrid, Madison*, Memphis*

Securing your Future While Protecting Patient Data

National College's Health Information Management Program (HIM) is designed to provide the knowledge and skills to enable the graduate to manage patient's medical data and by making it available for the healthcare provider. HIM professionals affect the quality of patient information and patient care at each point of patient interaction; they are focused on the technical side of managing health information, working with electronic records, and software programs. The following are the domains of the profession:

Health Data Management

• Health data structure, content, and standards
• Healthcare information requirements
• Clinical classification systems
• Reimbursement methodologies

Health Statistics Biomedical Research and Quality Management

• Healthcare statistics research
• Quality management
• Performance improvement

Health Services Organization and Delivery

• Healthcare delivery systems
• Healthcare privacy, confidentiality, legal, and ethical issues

Information Technology and Systems

• Information and communication technologies
• Data, information and files structures
• Data storage and retrieval
• Data security

Organizational Resources

• Human resources
• Financial and resource management

Your Learning Experience

Program core courses are:

Why National College?

Why Health Information Management Students Turn To National College:

• CAHIIM-accredited* Health Information Management program at denoted campuses*.
• Convenience and flexibility – day and evening course schedules to fit your life.
• Small class sizes – allowing for one-on-one interaction with instructors.
• Industry experienced instructors – bringing their industry skills and work experience to class.
• Peer tutoring – providing one-on-one help at no additional cost.
• Training in modern computer labs – simulating real work experiences.
• Externship placement as part of the Health Information Management program – enabling students to build career experience.
• Career services – helping with career advice and resources needed for today's job search environment.
• Refresher courses are available to all our graduates – keeping skills in their field of study sharp and current at no additional tuition costs.

*The Health Information Management program offered at the Louisville, KY, Columbus, OH, Dayton, OH, Youngstown, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Madison, TN, and Memphis, TN is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education.

Graduates of the Health Information Management program offered at the Louisville, KY, Columbus, OH, Dayton, OH, Youngstown, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Madison, TN, and Memphis, TN campuses are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) examination.

 

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Tennessee
Bristol , eLearning Distance/Hybrid , Madison , Memphis