AAS Health Information Systems

AAS in Health Information System Technology Program Highlights

• 100% Online with Part-time and Full-time options. No campus visit required.
• 100% Student Satisfaction: Most recent survey of students, Spring Semester, 2019 demonstrated that 100% of graduates were very satisfied with the Health Information Systems Technology Program.
• 90% RHIT Exam Pass Rate for First-Time Test Takers before graduation:  All of our students take the RHIT National Exam as the final exam in the HIT Professional Practicum class (HCMT2030C), the final course of their studies. This means that 90% of our students graduated with the RHIT credentials in hand! The remaining students were eligible to sit for the RHIT Exam, again, after graduation.
• 100% Employer Satisfaction: 11 of 14 employers responded to our satisfaction survey with 100% highly satisfied with our graduates.
• Professional Practice Experience opportunities are provided at participating professional practice facilities in your geographic locations and through online-simulations.
• Medical Biller Coder Certificate. Graduating HIS students will have also earned a Medical Biller Coder Certificate as the Medical Biller Coder Certificate classes are built into the HIS Associate Degree.

AAS in Health Information System Technology Program Outcome

When you successfully complete the CAHIIM Accredited UC’s Online Health Information Systems Technology program, you will:

• Have essential professional knowledge, skills and competencies fundamental to the health information profession.
• Be able to assure the quality of medical records by verifying completeness and accuracy; and know how to use computer applications to assemble and analyze patient data for the purpose of improving patient care and decrease health cost.
• Be able to code diagnoses and procedures for accurate billing and reimbursement.
• Have taken the AHIMA Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) Certification Exam and the optional AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification Exam before graduation.

What is Health Information Systems?

Health information systems (HIS) organize and enable management of health information by ensuring its quality, accuracy, accessibility and security. Health information technicians must communicate regularly with physicians and other healthcare professionals to clarify health information. The use of electronic health records (EHR) will broaden and continue to change the responsibilities of health information technicians. Health information technicians can specialize in different areas of health information such as coding or cancer registry. Cancer registry certificate is also offered at UC Online.