Associate Degree in Health Information Technology
Online USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
24 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 6,600 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
Want a career in the dynamic field of healthcare but without patient interaction? With this high-demand degree, you deal more with the patient's healthcare information than with patients. You’ll learn how to collect, code, manage, and maintain the health data necessary for proper reimbursement, statistical, and quality purposes. You’ll learn how to manage electronic health information in an electronic health record (EHR). You’ll train on current coding and chart management software and you’ll gain valuable field experience that will be helpful as you seek employment.
Accreditation
The Health Information Management accreditor of Fox Valley Technical College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the associate degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2025-2026.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Technical Studies
- Medical Terminology
- Digital Literacy for Healthcare
- Foundations of HIM
- Healthcare Law & Ethics
- Human Disease for the Health Professions
- CPT Coding
- ICD Diagnosis Coding
- Healthcare Stats and Analytics
- Intro to Health Informatics
- ICD Procedure Coding
- Healthcare Revenue Management
- Health Quality Management
- Intermediate Coding
- Health Information Technology Capstone
- Management of HIM Resources
- Professional Practice
General Studies
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Basic Anatomy
- Written Communication
- Oral/Interpersonal Comm
- Intro to Psychology
- Economics
Program Outcome
- HIT - Apply coding and reimbursement systems
- HIT - Apply data governance principles to ensure the quality of health data
- HIT - Apply informatics and analytics in data use
- HIT - Apply organizational management techniques
- HIT - Model professional behaviors and ethics
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Cancer Registrar.
- EHR Implementation Specialist.
- Health Data Analyst.
- Health Information Technician.
- Insurance Claims Analyst.
- Medical Coder.
- Patient Information Coordinator.
- Revenue Cycle Auditor.
English Language Requirements
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