Program Type: Career Program

Program Total: 66 Credits

Program Description

The Health Information Management (HIM) Program integrates the discipline of medicine, computer technology and business management. The program prepares students for local or national employment opportunities in information management and computer technology. HIM professional responsibilities include collecting, storing, processing, retrieving, analyzing and disseminating information related to quality improvement, reimbursement, research and the legal aspects surrounding the release of health information. Professionals in the HIM field play a major role in the healthcare industry as connectors between doctors, insurance providers, other healthcare professionals and patients. Graduates of the program can work in a variety of settings throughout the healthcare industry including, hospitals, physician's offices, clinics, insurance companies, long-term care facilities, computer software companies and government agencies.

Graduates are eligible to apply to take the American Health Information Management Association's national certifying examination for Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT); passing this examination entitles the graduate to use the RHIT credential.

Graduates of the Health Information Management A.A.S. will be able to:

  • Determine compliance of health record content within the health organizations.
  • Apply laws, regulations, and policies to healthcare delivery organizations.
  • Apply accurate diagnostic and procedural codes for reimbursement processes.
  • Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies in a hospital setting, physicians office, and alternative health care settings.
  • Use technology for data management of health information.
  • Demonstrate fundamental leadership skills needed as a health information management professional such as communication and teamwork.
  • Use medical terminology as related to body systems.
  • Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the professional Code of Ethics of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for registered health information professionals.
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Required Courses

PAS-1000 First Year Experience Credits: 1 (Institutional Requirement)

EGL-1010 Composition I: Expository Writing Credits: 3 (English General Education Requirement)

BIO-2050 Human Anatomy & Physiology I Credits: 4 (Science w/ Lab General Education Requirement; Critical Course)

MAT-1140 Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3 (Mathematics General Education Requirement)

BIO-2060 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4 (Program Requirement)

PSY-1010 General Psychology Credits: 3 (Social Science General Education Requirement)

COM-1010 Foundations of Communication Credits: 3 (Arts/Humanities General Education Requirement)

INT-1010 Introduction to Information Technology Credits: 3 (Computer Literacy Institutional Requirement)

EGL-1320 Composition II: Writing for Business Credits: 3 (English General Education Requirement)

HIM-1530 Medical Terminology Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

HIM-1500 Introduction to Health Information and Legal Aspects Credits: 4 (Program Requirement; Critical Course)

HIM-1505 Healthcare Delivery Systems Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

HIM-1540 Health Information Practicum I Credits: 1 (Program Requirement)

HIM-1550 Human Disease Processes and Pharmacology Credits: 4 (Program Requirement)

HIM-1582 Principles and Practices of Medical Coding Credits: 4 (Program Requirement)

HIM-1600 Principles and Applications of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Credits: 2 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2515 Quality Improvement and Statistics for Healthcare Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2540 Principles and Applications of Medical Coding Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2600 Medical Reimbursement and Billing Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2525 Database Management and Analytics for Healthcare Profession Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2530 Health Information Management Credits: 4 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2580 Health Information Practicum III Credits: 1 (Program Requirement)

HIM-2590 RHIT Exam Prep Credits: 1 (Program Requirement)

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Accreditation

Program Outcomes 2021-2022

  • Graduation Rate: 97%
  • Employment Rate: (Students responding to survey employed within 6 months of graduation): 83%
  • Student Retention Rate: 91%

Program Accreditation

CAHIM Accredited Program Seal The Health Information Management accreditor of Prince George's Community College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).The College's accreditation for Associate of Applied Sciences degree 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 atinfo@cahiim.org.

Students successfully completing PGCC's Health Information Management Program are eligible to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Health Information Management Program students are also eligible to take the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exams offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).