Professionals in the field of health information management are the experts who secure, analyze, integrate and manage information that guides the health care industry. This information is important to patient care, research, health care planning, and decision making, liability protection, quality improvement and reimbursement of claims.
- Health Information Management program is delivered 100% online. No campus visits required.
- At HutchCC we work with the student to transfer in as many credits as possible from other colleges.
- We have dedicated instructors willing to work with you to best fit your needs.
- The clinical coordinator will work with you to arrange a clinical site in your area.
- Program Pass Rate exceeds the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) standards each year.
Hutchinson Community College's Health Information Management program utilizes the AHIMA Virtual Lab Academy - an Internet-based, practical, participative, HIM work environment featuring multiple software applications. Through the VLab, students can access and experience state-of-the-art software including the Master Patient Index (MPI), Electronic Health Record (EHR), Nuance Clintegrity, Find-A-Code, and 3M Encoder applications, Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS), Release of Information (ROI) and other applications regularly used in the working world. Students will learn about standard processes, identity management, identification and correction of medical records, prevention of duplicate records, and more. The VLab is essential in preparing students for their on-site experience!