Health Information Management

Health Information Management introduces students to multiple career options in the healthcare setting with focus on the administrative or business side of the industry. Students will graduate with the ability to go straight to industry in health record departments, administrative roles, medical billing/coding, and claims adjustment. Students will also explore non-business career options such as Nursing, Medical Assisting, and more.

Skills student learn and explore while in this program include:

Medical Terminology
Vitals Signs
Health Insurance including submitting claims
Medical Billing and Coding
Electronic Health Care Records and Records Management
Medical Law including HIPAA and Ethics
Management and Human Resource Skills
Administrative skills including 10 key calculator

Potential Careers
EHR Manager
Registered Health Information Technician
Medical Records Auditor, analyst or compliance officer
Medical Billing/Coding Specialist
Cancer Registrar
Health Informatics
Medical Office Management
Hospital Administration
Health Data Manager or Analytics
Insurance/ Referral Specialist

Hospice locations

Family doctor's offices

Certifications and College Credit CTags

OSHA - Healthcare

NHA CBCS (12 point)- Certified Billing and coding Specialist
AHA CPR/FIRST AID
American College of Surgeons- Stop the Bleed Certification
HIPAA certification

Certified Secure Computer User
NHA CEHRS (12 point)- Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist
Medical Terminology-CTAG
Health information Technology-CTAG
Health Information Management-CTAG

CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION

HOSA - Health Occupations Student Organization is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.

COLLEGE CREDIT OPTIONS

While attending Vantage Career Center, Vantage students have the opportunity to participate in college credit plus courses. Contact Student Services for more information.

CAREER ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Career Pathways

A Career Pathway is a collective look at education and training, wage and outlook information for related occupations. The Vantage Medical Office Management program can be part of the Career Pathways listed below. Whether a student is interested in going to college, getting a certificate or working right after high school, career pathways can be customized for any ambition or plan.

Medical Management

Administrative Support

Programming I (Related to EHRs and informatics)

Programming II (Related to EHRs and informatics)

Support I (Related to EHRs)