Health Information Management Studies

As a health information professional, you will have the potential to use evolving technology and healthcare applications, working with the coding and classification of diseases and treatments for clinical (patient care), financial, research and legal requirements in healthcare.8 Working in healthcare provider organizations—from large hospital systems and private physician practices to a variety of other healthcare organizations, such as insurance companies and research facilities—a health information professional will utilize electronic health records and processes to ensure health information is accurately gathered, protected and accessible to those who need it.8 Health information is a critical link between patients, clinicians, administrators and technology, affecting the quality of patient information at every touch point in the healthcare delivery cycle.8

The Health Information Management accreditor of Rasmussen University is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The University’s accreditation for the Associate degree in Health Information Technician has been reaffirmed through 2025. 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 [email protected].

The Health Information Management accreditor of Rasmussen University is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The University’s accreditation for the Baccalaureate degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2025. 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 [email protected]. Learn more about the HIM program accreditation.

Rasmussen University utilizes AHIMA^® virtual labs to help students prepare for the workplace. Courses designed specifically for the lab applications allow students to test their skills and decision-making abilities.

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a global nonprofit of health information professionals who work with health data for more than a billion patient visits each year. For nearly a century, AHIMA has helped improve health record quality by taking a leadership role in the effective management of health data and information and delivering quality healthcare to the public.

Our Medical Billing and Coding program is fully online. Our Health Information Technician Associate’s degree and Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management courses are fully online with a professional practice experience completed in the final term at a healthcare site.

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