Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

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Health information management professionals play a critical role in maintaining, collecting, and analyzing the data that healthcare providers rely on. The Oregon Employment Department forecasts the employment of health information technicians in the Portland area will grow 14.1% through 2027.

Why choose Health Information Management at PCC?

Portland Community College’s Health Information Management (HIM) program is delivered almost entirely online. You will receive weekly lessons, complete assignments, and communicate in a virtual classroom setting. Your only on-site requirement will be your work experience practicum.

Flexibility

• Taking courses online allows for more schedule flexibility and reduces the time you spend commuting.
• With a two year full time track to complete the program, we will work with students throughout their journey every step of the way.
• Credit for Prior Learning and Transfer Credit are available.

Quality

• Our program is CAHIIM accredited and the highest quality of its kind.
• Our faculty are involved in continuous professional development and are expert professional leaders, with experience serving in association leadership positions at the state and national level.
• Our Advisory committee has reps from Kaiser, Legacy, Providence, and more. The committee ensure curriculum is state of the art and helps connect students to employment opportunities.

Student success

• Proven track record of students success and employment.
• We have a 100% first-time pass rate on the RHIT exam. The national average is 72%.
• We have an 80% retention rate from the beginning to the end of the program – also very high for a fully online program.

Mission statement

The Health Information Management program at Portland Community College supports student success by delivering quality education to a diverse group of students, ensuring equity in the admission process and inclusion throughout the program while preparing them to be HIM professionals.

Accreditation statement

The Health Information Management accreditor of Portland Community College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the AAS degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2020-2021. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 233 N. Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at 312.233.1134; or by email at info@cahiim.org.

Degrees and certificates

Awards with a icon can be earned completely online, or you can choose a mix of online and on-campus classes.

What will you learn?

Health information professionals are called on to improve efficiency in healthcare facilities by optimizing efficiency in billing and improving electronic data integrity through quality management.

At PCC, our Health Information Management program provides you with the fundamental skills necessary to begin a career:

• Manage medical records and health information systems
• Enhance the quality and uses of data within the healthcare industry
• Summarize data into useful information
• Comply with standards and regulations regarding health information
• Protect the privacy and security of patient health information
• Ensure health information is complete and available to legitimate users
• Code health information for reimbursement and research

What will you do?

What will I do on the job?

You will manage: