Health Information Technology - Medical Records Coding
Develop professional skills in medical records coding procedures for a variety of healthcare environments.
What is Health Information Technology?
A health information technology or health information management professional will work in healthcare to maintain, collect, and analyze the data and/or documentation that physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers rely on to deliver high-quality care to patients or clients. HIT professionals are experts in managing patient information, ensuring the privacy and security of patient information, coding diagnoses, and procedures for healthcare services provided to patients, and ensuring that the documentation meets reimbursement requirements. As a HIT professional, you will be called upon to improve efficiency by optimizing coding and billing services, improving data integrity, monitoring electronic data submission, and providing quality audits by performing quality management and performance improvement.
Getting Started
What are my degree, diploma, and certificate options?
How Do I Pay For This?
Worry no more. With the lowest tuition in Kentucky, financial aid options, and a helping hand to guide you through the application process, we have you covered. GCTC will help you reach your goals at a price that won't break the bank.
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Accreditation
The Health Information Management accreditor of Gateway Community & Technical College
is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management
Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for an associate degree in Health
Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2026-2027. 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 (412) 235-3255; or by
email at info@cahiim.org.
Graduates with a HIT Associate degree are eligible to take the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) examination.
Employer satisfaction rate: 100%
Graduation rate: 100%
Academic transfer rate: 92%
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam pass rate: 100%
Additional Information
Find out more about the HIT program, including program requirements, program costs, employability skills, and enrollment/start dates.
Length of Program
You can earn an associate in applied science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog. You should always choose classes in collaboration with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
This program is participating in Gateway's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and is committed to enhancing employability skills for students. Click here for more information about our QEP.
