The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh offers both bachelor's and master's programs in health information management. These technology-based degree programs prepare students to work in health care and medical facilities designing, using and maintaining electronic records management (and other related) systems. Students completing either program are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) exam.
The undergraduate curriculum consists of 63 credits of junior and senior level classes in data management, classification systems, cancer registry, quality management, medical terminology, systems analysis, and more. Classes may only be taken after freshmen and sophomore prerequisites and general education requirements have been met. Master's degree students may complete the 42 credit graduate program in one year of full-time study.
The University of Pittsburgh's programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
University of Pittsburgh
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
4020 Forbes Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-383-6558
pitt.edu
ITT Technical Institute offers an associates degree in health information technology at many of its California, Florida, Indiana, Idaho and New Mexico campuses. This degree can be completed in eight quarters of full-time study. Students may elect day, evening or online classes depending on campus availability. Classes include introduction to health-care records, coding, organization of health-care delivery and other related health-technology courses.
All classes are offered for approximately four to five hours per week. Select California, Florida, Idaho and Indiana campus programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
ITT Technical Institute
Orange County Campus
4000 W. Metropolitan Drive
Orange, CA 92868
800-ITT-TECH
itt-tech.edu
Washington state residents looking to become health information professionals might be in interested in the Associate's of Science in health information technology at the Spokane Community College. This 96-credit program can be completed in six terms of full-time study. Graduates typically are qualified to fill entry level positions in medical and health-care facilities and will be eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam.
Applicants must submit all admissions materials including an application, SAT/ASSET/ACT scores (students only need one scores from one exam), and should have previously taken a college level mathematics and chemistry class.
Spokane Community College's health information technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Spokane Community College
1810 N. Greene St.
Spokane, WA 99217
800-248-5644
spokane.edu