The Certificate in Health Information Management is designed for students who have a bachelor's degree in anything other than Health Information Management who wish to qualify for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) credential exam administered by AHIMA.
Charter Oak's online bachelor's degree in Health Information Management equips students with the healthcare knowledge and skills needed to manage patient data and improve patient care in today's healthcare environments.
Knowledge of the electronic management of sensitive patient health information and healthcare organization revenue cycle management is critical for success in the healthcare field today.
Our program is structured to provide a professional education with a comprehensive curriculum that is guided by the principle of quality healthcare through quality information.
This Certificate is 54 credits and 21 of these credits must be completed at Charter Oak, including HIM 499. All courses must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better.
The Health Information Management accreditor of Charter Oak State College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM®). The College’s accreditation for Certificate in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2023. 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.
HCA 101: Health Care Systems and Administration
3 creditsHIM 115: Principles of Health Information Management
3 creditsHIM 200: Health Information Systems
3 creditsHIM 205: Reimbursement Methodologies
3 credits*HIM 210: Clinical Classification Systems I
3 credits*HIM 211: Clinical Classifications Systems II
3 creditsHIM 300: Medical Vocabularies and Classification Systems
3 creditsHIM 305: Health Information Services Management & Leadership
3 creditsHIM 315: Health Care Statistics
3 creditsHIM 320: Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange
3 creditsHIM 405: Health Care Information Law, Privacy, and Security
3 creditsHIM 435: Healthcare Data Analysis and Information Governance
3 creditsHIM 420: Health Care Research and Quality
3 creditsHIM 498: Health Information Management Practicum
3 creditsHIM 499: Health Information Management Capstone
3 creditsTotal
45 credits
* All course pre-requisites must be met.
An additional 9 foundation credits are required for those students who do not already have the required medical science courses.
HCA 105: Medical Terminology
3 creditsIO 212: Anatomy & Physiology
3 creditsIO 215: Pathophysiology
3 creditsTotal
9 creditsCertificate Total
54 credits
For students with a Bachelor’s Degree and RHIT credential evaluation already completed at Charter Oak State College, certain courses would already be satisfied by the RHIT credential (valid between July 2009-July 2019). A student who already holds a bachelor’s degree, and also holds an RHIT credential, would only need to complete the following courses in order to complete the Certificate in Health Information Management:
HIM 200: Health Information Systems
3 creditsHIM 205: Reimbursement Methodologies
3 creditsHIM 300: Medical Vocabularies and Classification Systems
3 creditsHIM 305: Health Information Services Management & Leadership
3 creditsHIM 435: Healthcare Data Analysis and Information Governance
3 creditsHIM 498: Health Information Management Practicum
3 creditsHIM 499: Health Information Management Capstone
3 creditsTotal
21 credits
Outcomes & Pathways
Students who complete a Certificate in Health Information Management will be able to:
- manage and collect patient health information;
- code diagnosis and procedures for reimbursement and billing;
- manage health care organization revenue cycles;
- administer electronic health record systems;
- administer health information exchange systems;
- prepare health informatics reports that doctors, nurses, and other health care providers rely on to deliver quality health care;
- protect the confidentiality and privacy of health records;
- ensure the security of health records;
- supervise HIM professionals;
- prepare HIM financial plans and budgets; and
- manage HIM technology projects.
Question: How do I redeem my qualified credential(s) for undergraduate and/or graduate college credit with Charter Oak?
Answer: Tell us which credentials/certifications you’ve earned when you apply along with your member ID. We’ll do the rest. View the full list of evaluated professional credentials for credit.
- Certified Coding Associate (CCA) up to 20
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) up to 23
- Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) up to 19
- Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) up to 17
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) up to 10
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) up to 4
- Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring (CNIM) up to 35
- Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) up to 23
- Certified Professional Biller (CPB) up to 9
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC) up to 19
- Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO) up to 23
- Health Information and Management Systems, Certified Professional (CPHIMS) up to 9
- Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) up to 25
- Certified Phlebotomy Technologist (CPT) up to 4
- Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) up to 23
- Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) up to 29
- Emergency Medical Services Responder (EMR) up to 2
- Emergency Medical Services Technician (EMT) up to 6
- Emergency Medical Services Technician, Advanced (EMT-A) up to 8
- Health Services Executive (HSE)* up to 19
- Nurse, Licensed Practical (LPN) up to 16
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging technician (MRIT) up to 16
- Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) up to 3
- Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (RET) up to 19
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) up to 48
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) up to 37
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) up to 24
- Nurse, Registered (RN) up to 64
- Radiologic Technologist (RT) up to 33
- Paramedic up to 41
*Approved for Graduate level.
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