HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Pending ICCB Approval
Program Description
The need for qualified health care workers continues to rise to meet the ever-increasing need in health services, particularly in the areas of medical coding, transcription and records. The health information manager analyzes, integrates, and manages health information for patient care, reimbursement, planning, marketing, and research.
Nature of Work
Graduates of the Health Information Management program will be trained to find employment in non-nursing patient care activities in nursing homes, hospitals, medical clinics, insurance companies, and public and private health care facilities.
Certificates and Degrees
Spoon River College offers an Associate in Applied Science degree in Health Information Management and offers short-term certificates in Medical Insurance Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Records, Medical Transcription and Medical Assistant.
Program/Certificate Requirements
All AH, AOT, BIO, BUS, and HS courses must be passed with a final grad of "C" or better in order to graduate from the Health Information Management program and/or certificates.
HIM Program and Certificate Pre-requisite
Computer proficiency or completion of college or high school computer course within the past 5 years with a final grade of "C" or better. This program is part of the Health Science Career Cluster.
