Healthcare Informatics Program Description
The online Healthcare Informatics program will prepare you for an exciting career as a Certified Associate in Health Information Management Systems (CAHIMS) in as little as two years. This fully online program is designed to provide flexible access to coursework while building the technical and analytical skills needed in today’s digital healthcare environments.
A Health Information Technician is skilled in health information management systems and procedures, has completed an academic program, and has successfully passed an international certification examination through HIMSS’s CAHIMS credential. Graduates of the online Healthcare Informatics program use computer applications to assemble, analyze, and abstract medical records, often specializing in coding diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement and research purposes.
Health Information Technicians may also perform data retrieval for quality assurance activities, protect confidential patient information, and assist physicians and other healthcare professionals with appropriate medical record documentation practices—all skills emphasized throughout the online curriculum.
Hocking College offers all-inclusive pricing and works with students to assure they have complete college funding, including financial aid, before they start classes. Please reference the course curriculum tab for program costs.
All-inclusive pricing includes the following:
PER SEMESTER
$300......Learning Fee
$20........Health Center Services
$75........Career Center Services
OPTIONAL
$53......Parking
Pricing for housing and meal plans can be found here.
The Demand for Health Information Management Graduates Continues to Increase
The Medical Records/Health Information Management program prepares you for positions ranked by health care facilities as among the five positions in greatest demand.
Technicians are employed by hospitals, ambulatory care centers, nursing homes, mental health agencies, substance abuse agencies, hospices, consulting firms, insurance companies, large physician group practices, veterinary hospitals, government facilities, and federal and state prisons.
Health information management technicians may work from home as coders, medical editors, claims analysts, medical billers or independent contractors working as consultants for nursing facilities, large group practices, lawyers and small rural hospitals.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are statements of what a student will be able to do when they have completed a program. They represent the knowledge and skills a program has determined are most important for students to gain from that program and include both the Success Skills (institutional outcomes) and Program Outcomes. SLOs are specific and measurable so the program can accurately assess the degree to which students have achieved each outcome, and they align with college and institution mission and values. Data on the achievement of SLOs is used to make improvements in the program and increase student success.
Hocking College Institutional Learning Outcomes
1) Demonstrate sound critical thinking, information literacy and technological competency in the production of academic writing and presentations
2) Apply the methods of mathematical, statistical or analytical reasoning to critically evaluate data, solve problems and effectively communicate findings.
3) Demonstrate an awareness of the social, political and economic trends past and present which shape individuals, institutions and communities in the modern world.
4) Demonstrate a foundation of knowledge in the natural sciences based on theory and laboratory skills.
5) Cultivate ethical values, personal wellness and personal learning strategies in the development of the whole person, mind, body and spirit.
6) Integrate content material to application in the workforce and apply discipline-specific knowledge and skills to successfully transfer or effectively meet the expectations of internships, workplace, volunteerism and/or entrepreneurship endeavors.
7) Effectively utilize the Ethical and Professional application of current information and technologies using Artificial Intelligence (AI) too create solutions, and adapt to evolving professional environments.
Program Outcomes
The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Medical Records/Health Information Management:
- Applies codes accurately using current and appropriate technology;
- Exhibits skills that promote quality improvement;
- Exhibits skills to insure the security of Personal Health Information (PHI);
- Utilizes current technology efficiently to manage and interpret data; regulations to ensure compliance with internal and external policies.
- Implements adaptive thinking concepts to solve or graphically display outcomes of data.
Public Disclosure of Licensure
Hocking College offers courses, associate degree and certificate programs that may lead to professional licensure and/or certification. Successful completion of the programs listed below may potentially lead to professional licensure, registration or certification. Licensure, registration or certification may be global, national, or state-specific. The following programs meet requirements for the State of Ohio. Requirements for other states may vary. If you currently live in a state other than Ohio or intend to move to a state other than Ohio and use the education completed at Hocking College to sit for such an exam, be aware there may be additional requirements. Please contact the appropriate administering body and/or the college contact for the program to discuss your intentions.
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Accreditation Affiliate
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60603-5616
Phone: 312.664.4467 | Fax: 312.664.6143
