Health Information Management

The dynamic health information field is at the forefront of medical reimbursement, patient information privacy, and electronic health records. Health information professionals play a vital role in maintaining, collecting, and retrieving patient data for the care delivered by physicians, nurses, and the entire healthcare team. Medical coding, reimbursement, and information abstraction are an integral part of the field, as are information privacy and security, data analytics, and quality oversight of electronic medical documentation. Professionals in the field work at hospitals, clinics, electronic health record companies, public health agencies, insurance organizations, and various other healthcare-connected businesses. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: 1. Apply patient health information and technology to diagnosis and procedure code assignment. 2. Ensure the integrity of the legal health record, information privacy, and documentation validity. 3. Manage revenue cycle processes with valid patient information. 4. Engage the healthcare arena with integrity, cultural humility, and ethical behaviors. 5. Embrace technology and electronic systems for data capture, analysis, interpretation, and application. 6. Manage and lead to attain competent staffing, quality data, and revenue cycle strength.

Tuition for this award is 45 credits x the Wisconsin Technical College System rate of $157.45 per credit, or $7,085.25 for Wisconsin residents. An Activity Fee of $11.02 per credit adds $495.90, bringing the total to $7,581.15.

A $20 transportation fee and a $15 technology fee are charged each semester and are NOT included in that figure, because the college does not publish how many semesters this award runs. Out-of-state tuition is $236.18 per credit.