Associate of Science in Health Information Management

The Associate of Science in Health Information Management Degree prepares students to be competent health information technicians. Graduates of this program will acquire the skills to manage health information data. Students will learn to maintain adequate and complete medical records, and they will be able to participate in cost-effective information processing. They will learn coding skills and obtain an understanding of the regulatory process and the revenue cycle. Students will learn to maintain health care data integrity through implementation of technology, such as electronic health records.

The Associate of Science in Health Information Management Degree program will prepare the students to perform information management services that directly impact the quality of patient care. These functions include organizing, analyzing and technically evaluating health information; compiling various administrative and health statistics; coding diseases, operations, procedures and therapies; maintaining and using health information indexes; creating disease data registries; facilitating storage and retrieval of health data; utilizing computerized health data; and controlling the use and release of health information. Graduates of the program may find employment in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, clinics, nursing homes, physician’s offices, home health care, insurance companies, and health departments in various roles from technical support to supervision of day-to-day operations of the health information department.