Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management Online

Discover the emerging field of health information management and leverage your learnings to directly impact patient care outcomes in a nonclinical capacity.

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Program Overview

Explore what the online HIM bachelor’s degree could do for your career

Prepare for a promising future in healthcare with the CAHIIM-accredited Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management online from Texas State University. Acquire the necessary knowledge and expertise to ensure the accuracy, security, and accessibility of patient health information in a range of healthcare settings, including hospitals, government agencies, academic institutions, and other businesses and organizations involved in health information and technology.

Delve into the structure, application, and translation of data required by interdisciplinary healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes. Develop a comprehensive understanding of healthcare information systems, data management, privacy regulations, and the intricacies of medical coding and billing. This accredited online program also prepares you to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA), and Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) exams.

As a student of this health information management bachelor’s online program, you will learn how to:

  • Use your expertise in medical terminology, healthcare delivery systems, healthcare regulations, and security and protection for data government and structuring
  • Develop proficiency with health data management, health informatics systems, and project management
  • Integrate database management principles and healthcare information systems analysis, including management of confidential patient information, ensuring data integrity, privacy, and compliance
  • Communicate clearly and concisely to exchange information among healthcare professionals
  • Analyze complex healthcare information and identify solutions for optimizing processes
As a student of this health information management bachelor’s online program, you will learn how to:
  • Use your expertise in medical terminology, healthcare delivery systems, healthcare regulations, and security and protection for data government and structuring
  • Develop proficiency with health data management, health informatics systems, and project management
  • Integrate database management principles and healthcare information systems analysis, including management of confidential patient information, ensuring data integrity, privacy, and compliance
  • Communicate clearly and concisely to exchange information among healthcare professionals
  • Analyze complex healthcare information and identify solutions for optimizing processes

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Per Credit Hour $404*
Transfer Credits Up to 90
Credit Hours 120

Accreditation

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The health information management accreditor of Texas State University is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The university's accreditation for the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BSHIM) degree has been reaffirmed through April 2027. All inquiries about program 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 [email protected].

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Tuition

Earn your degree affordably with low-cost tuition

Tuition for the BSHIM online degree is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course
BSHIM $404* $1,212

*Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment.

Tuition breakdown

Per Course $1,212
Per Credit Hour $404*

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Calendar

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The Texas State BSHIM is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 1 20248/26/248/12/248/19/248/26/248/26/2410/14/248 weeks
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/13/251/13/253/3/258 weeks

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Start Class 8/26/24

Admissions

Key steps for admission to the online health information management bachelor’s program

Apply to the online BSHIM program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.

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University admission:

All applicants must:

  • Submit a completed application and all supporting documents—including official transcripts from your high school and any postsecondary institutions attended—to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by the stated document deadline
  • Pay the nonrefundable application fee of $75
  • Be eligible to re-enter all colleges and/or universities previously attended

High school graduates who plan to attend Texas State the semester after high school graduation (not including summer sessions) regardless of how many dual credit or transferable college credits earned, are considered an entering freshman.

Freshmen must do the following to qualify for admission to Texas State University:

  • Receive a diploma from an accredited high school
    • We recommend students complete the following curriculum:
      • 4 credits of English, 4 credits of mathematics, 4 credits of science, 3 credits of social studies and 2 credits of a language other than English
  • ACT and SAT test scores are not required for applicants ranked in the top 75% of their graduating class.
  • Applicants who do not meet assured admission, or do not submit test scores, will be reviewed holistically. All students ranked in the fourth quartile of their class must submit scores that meet assured admission standards for admission.
  • Submit your high school transcripts by mail or via Parchment, Naviance, National Student Clearinghouse.

Transfer students must meet these requirements:

  • 14 or fewer credit hours: minimum 2.0 GPA in all transferable course work plus meet freshman admission standards
  • 15-29 credit hours: minimum 2.5 GPA in all transferable course work
  • 30 or more credit hours: minimum 2.25 GPA in all transferable course work
  • Be at least one full semester out of high school and eligible to return to all postsecondary institutions previously attended

Department of Health Informatics & Information Management admission:

In addition to being admitted by the university, you must submit a separate application to the HIM department. The majority of your general education core and required prerequisite courses should be completed before enrolling, with no more than 9 credit hours to be completed in the summer following the program’s application deadline. Prerequisite courses include: HIM 2360, BIO 2430, CIS 1323 or CS 1308, and a statistics course (PSY 2301, HP 3302, SOCI 3307, or CJ 3347). You must also meet these requirements:

  • Minimum 2.50 overall GPA
  • Minimum Texas State GPA of 2.0
  • Majority of the core and other prerequisite coursework completed

Transcripts may be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to:

Texas State University
Undergraduate Admissions
429 N. Guadalupe St.
San Marcos, TX 78666

Admission Requirements

  • High school diploma
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts

Courses

Preview your HIM bachelor’s online courses

To graduate from the HIM bachelor’s online degree program, you must complete a total of 120 credit hours, including 42 credit hours of general education courses, 33 credit hours of core courses, and five or six credit hours of practicum courses. Additional required elective credit hours are selected with an advisor as needed to meet university graduation requirements.

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Students must take 42 credit hours of general education courses to meet the degree plan requirements.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Recognizing and understanding the vocabulary of the health care professions. Emphasis on medical prefixes, suffixes, and word roots as used in oral and written communications.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course is an introduction to the foundational principles of health information management. The content, structure, processing, use, analysis, and management of the health record will be explored. Instruction will include the use of the electronic health record and other common health information management software applications.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will explore the organizational structure and delivery of healthcare in hospitals and health systems and the associated roles of HIM professionals.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to health informatics and information management to include hardware components, systems architecture, operating systems, languages, software applications, tools, electronic health record systems, and related concepts.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to the general disease process. Stress is placed upon the occurrence of disease, the signs and symptoms of disease, the test values and findings of disease, and the therapeutic treatment of disease.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides a study of the principles of management in healthcare and related organizations. The course provides the opportunity to apply the fundamentals of management including ethical decision making and human resources in the expanded role of the HIM Professional.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview and introduction to healthcare databases and data management. Topics in the course will include database theory, information infrastructure, and data analytics. Implementing healthcare information systems and decision making will also be examined.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the legal issues of Health Information Management with focus on statutory and regulatory requirements, case law and practical applications. Special legal problems associated with access to patient information, disposition of records, confidentiality and privacy, reporting requirements and compliance with current state and federal legislation are emphasized.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of regulatory agency requirements for quality improvement, utilization management, and risk management. Methods for integrating these procedures for credentialing and peer review are explored.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to ICD, CPT and other classifications and nomenclatures. Emphasis will be placed on the assignment of diagnosis and procedure codes. Management and use of encoding systems is examined. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Prerequisite: 2 lecture contact hours and 2 lab contact hours.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides pragmatic guidance in the management of HIM projects by analyzing critical success factors and skills required to organize, plan, monitor, and control projects in healthcare settings. Cost and schedule estimation techniques are presented together with proposal writing, negotiation, communication, risk management, HIM technology assessment, and quality measurement. (WI)
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Course will address the reimbursement cycle from patient registration to claims billing with an emphasis on federal regulations and the role of HIM regarding payment systems. Topics will include accounting principles, budget processes, cost/benefit analysis, healthcare finance, compliance strategies, charge-master and casemix management, and payment systems and plans.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Theory and procedures for the maintenance and regulation of patient health information records in non-hospital medical care facilities to include long term care, ambulatory care, psychiatric care, rehabilitation and prison record keeping systems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course includes the integrated use of health information technology throughout the healthcare organization. Students will evaluate how technology impacts the overall hospital operations from both clinical and administrative perspectives. Students will also use planning and assessment tools to simulate health information technology system implementation and explore securing those systems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to research methods and experimental inquiry to acquaint the student with skills to critique and conduct studies in the health information management domains. The course will also provide the foundation for compiling, analyzing, and displaying statistics related to the delivery of healthcare.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides a continued study of coding and classification systems including the role of mapping among clinical terminologies. Compliance activities and methods will be covered for HIM topics to include code audits, fraud and abuse, and clinical documentation improvement.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Problem-solving course designed to assimilate actual internship encounters and theory. Emphasis is on integration of knowledge and making transition to the applications required to function as a health information manager.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Assignments made to promote uniformity and competency levels required of entry-level health information management professionals with practical application of administrative, management, and problem-solving skills required to complete projects and portfolio material. (WI)
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An analysis of the expanded role of the Health Information Management professional in the healthcare environment and application of the principles involved. Topics include strategic planning and forecasting, marketing, entrepreneurialism, leadership, motivation, consensus building, workforce diversity, change management, work redesign/reengineering, and project management. (WI)

Depending on prior experience in healthcare, the student will take either HIM 4501 or HIM 4388 & HIM 4389 at the discretion of the Program Director.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 5
Supervised management experience and training in a healthcare or related setting. Student will participate in administrative, management, and problem-solving activities in the institutional setting. Full-time participation is required in addition to scheduled campus visits. (WI)
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Faculty-led administrative training for the associate degree health information progression student. Emphasis is placed on analysis of HIM personnel functions, interdepartmental relations, use of health information technology, and committee assignments. Full-time participation of the student is required.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Supervised management experience and training in a healthcare or related setting. Student will participate in administrative, management, and problem-solving activities in the institutional setting. Full-time participation is required. Option for health information associate degree and post-baccalaureate students.

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