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.
2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |
First-Time Certification Pass Rate* | 100% (2/2) |
N/A (0) |
100% (2/2) |
Overall Certification Pass Rate* | 100% (2/2) |
N/A (0) |
100% (2/2) |
National Average Certification Pass Rate* | 70% | 68% | 80% |
Graduation Rate** | 0% (0/2) |
33% (1/3) |
0% (0/1) |
Job Placement/Employment Rate*** | 50% (1/2) |
N/A (0) |
100% (2/2) |
* Certification pass rate is measured by the number of graduates that have successfully completed either their professional licensing examination or national certification examination.
The national certification examination for this degree is the Registered Health Information Technologists (RHIT) exam. Pass rate for this degree represents students who took the exam within five years post-graduation.
** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 150.
GR 150 refers to the time it takes to usually complete a program and indicates the completion of a degree or certificate within 150% of the published time for that program.
*** Employment rates are taken from returned graduate surveys, alumni surveys, employer surveys, and individual graduate’s reports to the program.
The Health Information Management accreditor of Clarkson College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Accreditation for the Clarkson College Associate’s degree in Health Information Technology has been reaffirmed through 2027. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
(15 semester hours) IC, HU, EA courses are offered in the 7.5-week or 6-week format or full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration) depending on the course.
Courses | Semester Hours |
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EN 101 - English Composition I | 3 |
IC HU EA - Healthcare Core Courses | 3 |
IC HU EA - Healthcare Core Courses | 3 |
IC HU EA - Healthcare Core Courses | 3 |
MA 130 - College Algebra | 3 |
IPE 301 - Interprofessional Education | 0 |
Total Semester Hours | 15 |
(14 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 week or 6 week in duration.
Courses | Semester Hours |
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BU 110 - Microsoft Office Applications | 4 |
GEN 105 - Medical Terminology | 1 |
HM 180 - Essentials of Pharmacology | 2 |
HM 224 - Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
HM 226 - Human Disease and Conditions | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 14 |
(17 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 week or 6 week in duration besides HM445 which is only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).
(9 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 week or 6 week in duration.
Courses | Semester Hours |
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HM 230 - Coding I: Foundation of Coding | 3 |
HM 331 - Coding II: Principles of Coding | 3 |
HM 333 - Classification Systems and Reimbursement Methodologies | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 9 |
(9 semester hours) All courses are 7.5 week or 6 week in duration besides ST310 which is only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).
Courses | Semester Hours |
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HM 215 - Data Management | 3 |
HM 218 - Data Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
ST 310 - Statistics | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 9 |
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