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Health Information Management
A career in Health Information Management (HIM) will put you at the center of a rapidly growing field that thrives on data. As an HIM professional, you will collect and protect medical information, including patient records and health data. You can help researchers track disease outbreaks, monitor potential health trends and provide up-to-the-minute health information to doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and patients.
All HIM classes are conducted online. A clinical component must also be completed in a Texas health care facility.
Licensure Notice: Students who have been involved with the criminal system, please be advised that your background could keep you from being licensed by the State of Texas. If you have a question about your background and licensure, please speak with your faculty member or the department chair. You also have the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the applicable licensing agency.
The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Health Information Management (HIM) at Collin College is a 60 credit hour degree program preparing students for a career in health information management, as a health information professional. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM) education. Curriculum is based on the AHIMA Foundation’s curricular competencies for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential and is approved by the Texas Higher Education. Upon successful completion of the coursework and the credential exam, facilitated by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the graduate may use the designation RHIT behind their professional signature.
The Collin College Health Information Management program has a partnership with the College of St. Scholastica, the nation’s oldest health information management program. Collin College HIM graduates have the opportunity to continue their HIM Bachelor of Science (BS) studies online with St. Scholastica and sit for the RHIA certification. This academic agreement maximizes the transfer of Collin credit and allows Collin students to complete some BS courses at Collin with Collin’s lower tuition costs. For more information, see your Collin Advisor.
ACCREDITATION
The AAS in Health Information Management is accredited through the CAHIIM. They may
be contacted at:
233 N. Michigan Ave., 21st floor
Chicago, IL 60601-5800
312.233.1100
www.cahiim.org
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the AAS – HIM program is selective and based on a point system. Admission is limited to 25 students per semester. Application deadlines are the 2nd Friday in November and 2nd Friday in May. The application is found on the HIM program website: www.collin.edu/him and should be submitted to the department office via email, fax, or mail by the appropriate deadline.
Eligibility requirements for application to AAS-HIM program:
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Program Options
AAS – Health Information Management
Certificate Level 2 - Computer Applications for Data Forensics and Informatics
Certificate Level 2 - Health Information Foundations for Data Forensics and Informatics