Health Information Technology
Healthcare needs more than scrubs and stethoscopes. With health information tech, you can help patients by turning medical data into smart decisions. Start at San Jac.
Why study Health Information Technology?
Work in Healthcare Without Direct Patient Care
Not every healthcare career involves treating patients. Health Information Technology lets you play an important role in healthcare by managing patient records, medical data, and health information systems.
Study in an Accredited Program
At San Jac, you’ll build skills in health information, medical coding, and healthcare technology. Our CAHIIM-accredited program also prepares you for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam.
Build Skills in Medical Coding and Health Information
Learn how to review medical records, assign billing and diagnosis codes, and manage healthcare data. You'll build skills used in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, and other healthcare settings.
Follow a Flexible Education Pathway
Start with a certificate and continue into the AAS degree. You can also begin directly in the degree program. Both options help you build skills and expand your career opportunities in healthcare.
Careers
Opportunities
With a degree or certificate in health information technology, you can find a career as a:
- Medical claims specialist
- Billing specialist
- Medical coder
- Registered health information management technician
Locations
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Health Information Technology, AAS Online Option
This degree is also offered online.
Medical Billing, Certificate of Technology Online Option
This certificate is also offered online.
Medical Coding Specialist, Level 2 Certificate Online Option
This certificate is also offered online.
CAREER TRACKS
The content below shows a flowchart of the career tracks.
After San Jacinto College
Choose from three, tiered credentials—from a Certificate of Technology to a Level 2 Certificate up to the full AAS degree. You can go directly into the degree or choose to earn a certificate.
You’ll be ready for a rewarding career at the forefront of healthcare organization and technology. Work in a hospital, a law firm, a long-term care facility, an insurance agency, or dozens of other settings.
The Ins and Outs of Health Information Technology
Your Questions Answered
People in this field help healthcare offices, clinics, and hospitals keep medical information accurate and secure. Their work supports doctors, nurses, and patients behind the scenes.
You’ll learn the following:
- medical coding
- billing
- healthcare data management
- health record analysis
- insurance processes
- healthcare technology systems used in today’s medical facilities
Yes. You can choose the educational path that works best for you. You can start with
the Medical Billing Certificate or the Medical Coding Specialist Level 2 Certificate
and later continue into the Health Information Technology AAS degree.
You can also enroll directly in the Health Information Technology AAS degree.
Yes. The certificates and AAS degree are available online, making it easier to balance
school with work and other responsibilities. You'll gain the skills needed for careers
in healthcare information management.
You can pursue careers such as:
- medical coder
- billing specialist
- medical claims specialist
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
Graduates may work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, law firms, and long-term
care facilities.
Yes. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
(CAHIIM). Accreditation helps ensure you’re learning skills that meet industry standards.
It also prepares you to apply for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification exam.
Yes. The program includes a supervised clinical practicum. You’ll get real-world experience
in a healthcare setting. An experienced pro will be there to help guide you.
Clinicals are unpaid positions where you are supervised by a health information technology
professional at a health care center. Your clinicals are scheduled during the day
based on the availability of the site supervisor. The program cannot guarantee a specific
site, but every effort will be made to accommodate you. You are responsible for your
own transportation to and from the clinical site.
Support for your studies
Program Outcomes
2024-2025 RHIT Exam Pass Rate
2023-2024 Employment Rate
2023-2024 Graduation Rate
40% of students graduated within the expected time for completion.
2023-2024 Student Satisfaction Rate
Accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) has accredited the San Jacinto College Health Information Technology Associate of Applied Science degree. This accreditation is reaffirmed through 2029.
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.
