Careers and Colleges

The Health Information Management Professional plays an important role in the health care delivery system. HIM professionals collect and manage the information used in providing informational support for the provision of health care, planning for services, obtaining appropriate reimbursement payments from insurers, and performing research. Health information managers interact with physicians, administrators, and other allied health professionals to contribute to the quality of patient care, medical research and education, and to plan for and evaluate the delivery of health services. 

Click here for a list of CAHIIM Accredited Programs in New York State.

• Health Information Technicians graduate from an associates program in medical record technology or an Independent Study Program offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). They are prepared for technical positions or supervision.
  
  
• Health Information Administrators graduate from a baccalaureate program or postgraduate program in medical record administration or health information management. Graduates of both programs become credentialed by AHIMA after passing a national certification examination.

Employment opportunities are available at all levels from technical to administrative positions in an ever expanding variety of settings; including hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care facilities, physicians' offices, government agencies involved in health care, insurance companies, attorneys' offices, industry, Department of Health, correctional facilities, medical research companies, veterinary facilities, pharmaceutical companies, education, and independent consulting.

HIM professionals are uniquely qualified for management and technical positions in medical records, quality assurance, utilization review, tumor registry, and risk management.

Alfred State College-SUNY Program Level: Associate 10 Upper College Drive Alfred, NY 14802-1137 Contact: Erica S. Matteson, MS, RHIA Phone: (607) 587-3675 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Online Certificate of Degree Program: No	Borough of Manhattan Community College Program Level: Associate 199 Chambers St Room N 799B New York, NY 10007 Contact: Professor Patricia Vander Hoff Phone: (212) 220-8335 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Online Certificate of Degree Program: No
CUNY School of Professional Studies Program Level: Baccalaureate 101 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001 Contact: Memory Ndanga, PhD, MS, RHIA Phone: (646) 344-7324 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Online Certificate of Degree Program: No	Mohawk Valley Community College Program Level: Associate School of Health Sciences 1101 Sherman Drive Utica, NY 13501 Contact: Heidi Palmiter, BS, RHIA Phone: (315) 731-5855 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Online  Certificate of Degree Program: No
Nassau Community College Program Level: Associate One Education Drive A 2001 Garden City, NY 11530 Contact: Kelly Tamburello, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, AHIMA-Approved Revenue Cycle Trainer Phone: (516) 572-7288, Ext. 26283 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Campus and Online Certificate of Degree Program: No	Onondaga Community College Program Level: Associate  Health Information Technology, W104B 4585 West Seneca Turnpike Syracuse, NY 13215 Contact: Dolores LaRue, MS, RHIA Phone: (315) 498-2176  Email: [email protected]  Content Delivery Method: Campus and Online  Certificate of Degree Program: No
Plaza College Program Level: Associate 118-33 Queens Boulevard Forest Hills , NY 11375 Contact: Admissions Phone: (718) 505-4188 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Campus and Online Certificate of Degree Program: No	Suffolk County Community College Program Level: Associate Grant Campus 1001 Crooked Hill Road Brentwood, NY 11717 Contact: Janine L. Ludwig MPH, RHIA Phone: (631) 851-6430 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Campus and Online Certificate of Degree Program: No
SUNY Broome Community College Program Level: Associate Health Information Technology Program P.O. Box 1017 Upper Front Street Binghamton, NY 13902 Contact: Holly Jones, MPH, RHIT, CTR Phone: (607) 778-5036 Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Online Certificate of Degree Program: No	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Program Level: Baccalaureate  100 Seymour Rd.  Utica, NY 13502  Contact: Lorraine Kane, MS, RHIA  Phone: (315) 792-7390  Email: [email protected] Content Delivery Method: Online  Certificate of Degree Program: No