Health Information Management Associate’s Degree
- Salem, USA
- Online, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
80 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: American National University’s Health Information Management Associate’s degree trains students to manage patient medical data, patient privacy and security. The programme focuses on electronic health records (EHR), clinical coding, health informatics, medical billing, and software to maintain patient information. Students complete coursework and an externship to apply skills in clinical settings. Graduates can continue to the Medical and Health Services Management bachelor’s degree and advance into healthcare administration.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter roles like health information technician, medical records specialist, medical billing and coding specialist, or EHR analyst. Skills translate to roles in hospitals, clinics, insurance, and health IT.
American National University’s Health Information Management Program (HIM) is designed to provide the knowledge and skills to enable the graduate to manage patient medical data by making it available to 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. Students will also participate in an externship, which offers further opportunities to apply learned skills and competencies.
Graduation from this program allows students the option to move on to the Medical and Health Services Management bachelor’s degree.
