Health Information Technology

Program Description

This field is where health care meets the cutting edge of technology! Health information technicians are specialists in great demand! The HIM professionals can expect to be in high demand as the health sector expands in the century. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics cites health information technology as one of the fastest growing occupations in the U.S. Health information technicians contribute to the quality of care by collecting, analyzing, and reporting health care data. This requires knowledge of disease, treatments, computer systems and organizational skills.

This program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. All core program classes are offered online.

Graduates are in great demand by hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, insurance companies, medical research organizations and government agencies.

The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) http://cahiim.org. Graduates are eligible to take the national certification exam offered by the American Health Information Management Association to become Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT).

Moraine Park's Health Information Technology graduates have exceeded the national pass rate on the RHIT exam for over 25 years.

Job shadowing in this field is recommended prior to application. For more information about this career: www.ahima.org/careers/intro.cfm.

Statewide Salary Range for Recent Graduates

$21,422 $47,316

Approximate Costs

• $122.20 per credit (resident)
• $183.30 per credit (out-of-state resident)
• *Online students are not charged out-of-state fees.

Program Outcomes

• Manage health data.
• Apply coding and reimbursement systems.
• Maintain electronic applications to manage health information.
• Apply organizational management techniques.
• Model professional behavior and ethics.

Career Opportunities

• Coding Specialist
• Release of Information Specialist
• Health Information Technician
• Reimbursement Coordinator
• Data Quality and Integrity Monitor
• Data Security, Privacy and Confidentiality Manager
• Enterprise Content and Information manager
• Health Data Analyst

Program Applications

Applications are not currently being accepted to this program due to large wait lists and capacity limitations.  Please check our Application Deadlines for periodic updates on the next application opportunity.

Entrance Scores

Admission Process

• Submit the college admission application.   
• Submit the $30 one-time fee.   
• Submit high school and other official college transcripts.   
• Take the college assessment test (ACCUPLACER, ACT or other). The ACCUPLACER assessment can be taken at MPTC.   
• Meet with Admissions to discuss order of courses and prerequisites (required for this program).   
• Health Requirements need to be met and a Criminal Background Check is required.   
• Check with Admissions if any additional steps are required.   

Please visit the Admissions page for general information.