Prepare for a career managing and protecting healthcare information while developing the skills needed to support quality patient care.
Why Consider Health Information Management?
- Health information experts are vital team members at hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, and other similar businesses.
- Your attention to detail will help you develop and maintain record management systems and evaluate information to determine compliance.
- Health information experts ensure a patient's information is complete, accurate, and protected so healthcare providers can deliver quality care.
Why Learn at Lakeshore?
- This program is offered through our flexible competency-based education (CBE) format, which allows you to accelerate your learning while receiving personalized coaching and support.
- With frequent start dates, begin when it's convenient for you.
- Apply your newly developed skills in clinical settings during practicum courses.
- Graduates are well prepared to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT®) exam.
What It Takes
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to lead people and projects
- Ability to analyze information and use logic to address issues
- Creative thinking to develop new ideas for addressing challenges
Accreditation
Accreditation for this program has been reaffirmed through 2029–2030 by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management.
The Health Information Management accreditor of Lakeshore College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for Associate degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2029–2030. 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.
Lakeshore College’s Health Information Management program prepares students to obtain nationally recognized credentials to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. However, the college does not guarantee its curriculum matches the full requirements for preparation, examination, or licensure in other states.
2023–2024 Program Outcomes
- Graduation Rate: 29% of students graduated within 3 years of beginning the program.*
*Part-time students are included in this calculation. - Employment Rate: 50% of the May 2024 graduates were employed in the HIM field within 6 months of graduation.
- Student Satisfaction Rate: 100% of the May 2024 graduates marked Very Satisfied/Satisfied with the Health Information Management program at Lakeshore College.
- First-Time RHIT Test Takers: 100% of Lakeshore graduates taking the National RHIT exam for the first time passed, compared to the national pass rate of 80%.
