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What can I do with a HIT degree? 
100% Online: Learn anywhere, anytime.
100% Accredited: Prepare for RHIT exam.
100% Focused: Industry-recognized faculty support your success.
Earn your degree and receive training in rapidly growing field of health information technology with this online AAS degree program. Full- and part-time options begin each Fall semester only.
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You can begin your career in health information technology by completing Harper's accredited AAS program, which covers topics like medical terminology, medical coding, electronic health records and more. Once you've completed this 60 credit-hour program, you will be eligible to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam and earn a nationally recognized credential.
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This 60 credit-hour program prepares the graduate to enter a career which blends two rapidly expanding fields, healthcare and information technology. The HIT AAS is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) for both the Data Management Track and the Revenue Management Track. Students who successfully complete the academic requirements for this program are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). The RHIT credential is recognized by healthcare organizations nationwide.
Admission Requirements: The Health Information Technology AAS is an application-based fully online program with a fall start only for both full-time and part-time cohorts. For admission requirements, including a mandatory information session, please contact the Admissions Outreach Office at 847.925.6700 or visit harpercollege.edu. Students who apply for this program are obligated to meet current admission requirements and follow program curriculum as defined at the time of acceptance to the program.
BIO 260 and BIO 261 may be substituted for BIO 135 (formerly 160 and 161).
This course meets the World Culture and Diversity graduation requirement.
For more information about studying healthcare informatics at Harper, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also apply online.
The Health Information Management accreditor of Harper College is the Commission on
Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM). The College’s
accreditation for the Associate Degree in Health Information Technology (AAS HIT)
has been reaffirmed through 2023-2024. 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 info@cahiim.org.
Graduation Rate: 90% of graduates completed the program within 150% of expected timeframe.
Employment Rate: 80% of graduates seeking employment in healthcare were employed within six months of graduation.
Certification Exam Pass Rate: 100% of first-time test takers passed the RHIT exam within three months of graduation.
Domain I. Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
I.1. Describe health care organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders.
I.2. Apply policies, regulations, and standards to the management of information.
I.3. Identify policies and strategies to achieve data integrity.
I.4. Determine compliance of health record content within the health organization.
I.5. Explain the use of classification systems, clinical vocabularies, and nomenclatures.
I.6. Evaluate data dictionaries and data sets for compliance with governance standards.
Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security Information Protection
II.1. Apply privacy strategies to health information.
II.2. Apply security strategies to health information.
II.3. Identify compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle.
Domain III. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use
III.1. Apply health informatics concepts to the management of health information.
III.2. Utilize technologies for health information management.
III.3. Calculate statistics for health care operations.
III.4. Report health care data through graphical representations
III.5. Describe research methodologies used in health care.
III.6. Manage data within a database system.
III.7. Identify standards for exchange of health information.
Domain IV. Revenue Cycle Management
IV.1. Determine diagnosis and procedure codes according to official guidelines.
IV.2. Evaluate revenue cycle processes.
IV.3. Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies.
Domain V. Health Law & Compliance
V.1. Apply legal processes impacting health information.
V.2. Demonstrate compliance with external forces.
V.3. Identify the components of risk management related to health information management.
V.4. Identify the impact of policy on health care.
Domain VI. Organizational Management & Leadership
VI.1. Demonstrate fundamental leadership skills.
VI.2. Identify the impact of organizational change.
VI.3. Identify human resource strategies for organizational best practices.
VI.4. Utilize data-driven performance improvement techniques for decision making.
VI.5. Utilize financial management processes.
VI.6. Examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity.
VI.7. Assess ethical standards of practice.
VI.8. Describe consumer engagement activities.
VI.9. Identify processes of workforce training for health care organizations.