Health Information Management
Health Information Management incorporates the disciplines of medicine, management, finance, information technology, and law in the curriculum. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals on a daily basis. Students are trained to maintain, organize, analyze and generate health information for patient treatment, reimbursement, planning, assessment and research to ensure quality health care through quality information. Upon successful completion of the program, students completing this competency-based two-year program will be eligible to write to the national qualifying examination for certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Certificate options are available for Coding.
Registered Health Information Technicians are trained for a career working with health information in hospitals, insurance companies, law firms, physicians’ offices, long-term care agencies, rehabilitation centers, psychiatric, and other health care facilities.
The Vernon College Health Information Management Program is accredited by the Commission of Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) in cooperation with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). The curriculum is designed in accordance to meet their competencies.
For further information, contact the Program Coordinator at (940)696-8752 ext. 3237.
Program Requirements
Health Information Management
- Complete Vernon College admission procedure. A student must be accepted by the College before being accepted by the Health Information Management program. Admission to the college does not guarantee enrollment in the program.
- Texas Success Initiative complete in Reading, Writing and Mathematics (for the Level II Certificate and the A.A.S. degree)
- Attend mandatory counseling session with Health Information Management Program Coordinator before enrolling in any course(s).
- Complete BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 with a grade of “C” or better prior to admission to the program.
- Complete all HITT/MDCA courses with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
- Information regarding program standards and policies is printed in the Health Information Program Handbook.