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2023-2024 Credit Course Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Credit Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Information Management, AAS


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Program Overview

The Health Information Management degree program is designed to provide students with knowledge, skills and abilities required for an entry position in the field of health information. The health information professional maintains, compiles and reports health information data for reimbursement, facility planning, risk management, quality assessment and research, abstracts and codes clinical data using appropriate classification systems, and analyzes health records according to standards. This program combines academic and technical studies as well as a professional practice experience in healthcare facilities. Students must be available for professional practice placement during daytime business hours, and are required to provide their own transportation to assigned sites.

For more information, visit: www.mchenry.edu/him

The primary purpose of an Associate in Applied Science degree is to prepare students for employment. The AAS degree is not designed specifically for transfer; however, there are opportunities to apply some coursework or the whole degree to a bachelor’s degree program. For more information, see an academic advisor and the department chair.

Health Information Management, AAS Sample Semester Pathway   


 

Health Information Management, AAS Degree Requirements


Curriculum: OCC 209

General Education


Written Communication: 3 Credit Hours


Oral Communication: 3 Credit Hours


Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Behavioral Science: 3 Credit Hours


Mathematics, Physical Science, Life Science: 4 Credit Hours


Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Behavioral Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, Life Science: 3 Credit Hours


Select One Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Behavioral Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, Life Science Course  

Total General Education: 16 Credit Hours


Total Minimum Degree Credits: 60


Other AAS Graduation Requirements:


  • 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA at MCC upon completion of program
  • 15 semester hours of program-specific coursework taken at MCC
  • Completion of Graduation application
  • Completion of end-of-program assessment as directed by this department

For more information, contact the department chair: (815) 455-8713.

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