As a health information technology (HIT) professional, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, accessibility, quality and security of patient medical records. Your expertise in everything from information technology to the revenue cycle will provide an important service to patients as well as the efficiency of modern-day health information management (HIM) systems.
The Clarkson College Associate of Science in Health Information Technology degree option is offered 100 percent online and combines elements of health sciences, management, health information technology and business with practical lab experiences. You will learn skills in areas such as coding, billing, electronic health records, data analysis and reporting, legal compliance, and other technical processes that will prepare you for your role in health information management. Clarkson College has built early testing into the HIT curriculum, allowing you to take the national registry examination prior to graduating and earn the nationally recognized credential of Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT).
After obtaining an RHIT certification, many HIT professionals further their education with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (HIM) degree. Graduates of the HIM program then go on to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification exam to open up career opportunities at the administrative level of health information management.
2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | |
First Time Board Pass Rate*** | N/A | 100% | 100% |
Overall Board Pass Rate | N/A | 100% | 100% |
National Average Board Pass Rate | N/A | 73% | 75% |
Graduation Rate** | 100% | 50% | 0% (66% still enrolled part-time) |
Job Placement/Employment Rate* | N/A | 100% | 100% |
* Employment rates taken from returned graduate surveys, employer surveys, and graduates report to program individually.
** Students tracked through completion of degree (7 years). Reported a 3 year graduation rate. Majority of students in program are part-time students.
*** Pass Rate represents students who took the exam within 5 years post-graduation.
The Health Information Technology Associate Degree Program, Health Information Administration Baccalaureate Degree program, and the Health Information Administration Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
(15 semester hours)
Courses | Semester Hours |
---|---|
EN 101 - English Composition I | 3 |
IC HU EA - Health Care Core Course | 3 |
IC HU EA - Health Care Core Course | 3 |
IC HU EA - Health Care Core Course | 3 |
MA 130 - College Algebra | 3 |
IPE 301 - Interprofessional Education | 0 |
Total Semester Hours | 15 |
(16 semester hours)
Courses | Semester Hours |
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BU 104 - Basic Computer Applications | 3 |
BU 205 - Advanced Computer Applications | 2 |
GEN 105 - Medical Terminology | 1 |
HM 180 - Essentials of Pharmacology | 2 |
HM 224 - Anatomy and Physiology for HIM | 4 |
HM 324 - Disease Process | 4 |
Total Semester Hours | 16 |
(36 semester hours)
Total Semester Hours in Program 67
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