Health Information Management Professionals Are Increasingly Important In Today’s Healthcare World

Implement an advanced system to secure and manage patient medical records

With a combination of flexible, advanced, and hands-on instruction, your HIM courses will cover current technologies, improve your critical thinking, and develop your management skills. This comprehensive instruction will give you the unique and in-demand skill set you need to start your HIM career and implement and manage a technologically-advanced system that organizes and maintains patient medical information for a healthcare facility.

Our instructors are experienced health information management professionals and are committed to your academic and career success. They will guide you through your virtual lab coursework, and offer industry insight into developing a successful career path.

To give you the hands-on experience that you need to enter your career with added confidence, you will complete two professional practices in two healthcare settings. These two professional practices provide you with direct industry experience and give you the opportunity to network with and work alongside current health information management professionals.

If you already have a Health Information Technology Associate’s degree, you may qualify to complete our online HIM Bachelor’s degree in as little as two years.

Now is the time to earn your HIM Bachelor’s degree. Learn more about how Rasmussen College can help you make your healthcare management career a reality. Complete the contact request form on the right or call us at (888) 549-6755. One of our program managers will be happy to talk with you and answer all of your questions.

Health Information Management (HIM) Bachelor’s Degree

Our Health Information Management Bachelor’s degree program will help prepare you for a career in the ever-changing health information management realm. Through our program, you will gain the knowledge, hands-on experience, and confidence you need to hit the ground running as a health information management professional.

Plus, as a Rasmussen College student, you will have access to some of the best student support services available today. From online or on campus tutoring and 24/7 personal technical support to an online library with thousands of resources and subject matter expert librarians available to help you with whatever your project may entail, you can feel confident that the tools you need to succeed in the classroom are available to you.

Featured courses:

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding
Develop skill and accuracy in coding while applying International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) coding guidelines appropriate to the coding situation and body system.

Electronic Health Record Application
Complete projects to simulate real-world activities that occur in the health information department and healthcare facility.

Electronic Data Security
Learn techniques to enforce confidentiality and security measures. Skills learned in this course will teach you to protect electronic health information, and data integrity and validity.

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Health Information Management Career Outlook

The career outlook for health information management professionals with a Health Information Management degree is exceptional. As demand for knowledgeable professionals in this specialized area continues to increase, your understanding of the health information system, current obstacles and strategies and tactics for overcoming those obstacles, as well as the technological and project management skills you will have gained in our HIM Bachelor’s degree program will help you start a career where you can help save the lives of patients around the country.

Here’s a snapshot of a possible career:

The Rasmussen College career assistance staff will help you find the job and organization that is right for you. Through resume and cover letter development, interviewing tips and techniques, and customized job search tactics, our career assistance staff works with you to help you find career success. Plus, not only do they help you when you’re preparing to graduate, our career assistance staff is available to help you in your job search and development at any time throughout your career, regardless of your location, field, or industry.

*“Medical and Health Services Managers.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor, 17 Dec. 2009. Web. 19 Dec. 2010.

BLS salary data may not reflect expected entry level earnings.

Seamless Credit Transfer Policies

Transferring your credits doesn’t need to be difficult. At Rasmussen College, our transfer policies are designed to maximize your credit transfer and minimize your time to graduation.

Check out some of our highlighted transfer policies below and visit our Transfer Student page for a full listing and description of our policies and eligibility requirements.

• Transfer your entire Associate’s degree and enter at junior status if you have an Associate’s degree and are seeking a Bachelor’s degree in a similar field—this also means you will not have to complete any pre-requisites for most degrees¹
• Credit by examination, which gives you an opportunity to test out of courses where you can demonstrate specific knowledge. These tests are offered free of charge to Rasmussen College students.
• School of Health Sciences and Medical Coding practicum course waivers²
• Earn college credit through prior work, learning, and military experiences

Contact a program manager today at 888-549-6755 or complete the form on the right and one of our program managers will contact you to discuss transferring your college credit to Rasmussen College.

¹Refer to the 2+2 matriculation policy for complete details and restrictions.
²Refer to the School of Health sciences and Medical Coding waiver.