Health Information Personnel

Field of Study — Health Administration, Information & Communications

Health information managers (Registered Record Administrator, Accredited Record Technician, and Certified Coding Specialist) are professionals who secure, analyze and integrate a variety of health care and financial data used to evaluate patient care, plan health care activities and help providers.

Registered record administrators (RRA):

Accredited record technicians (ART):

Certified coding specialists (CCS):

Health information personnel may work in hospitals, clinics, HMOs, insurance companies, law firms, consulting firms, physician offices, nursing homes, health data organizations and other settings.

Educational Requirements

Students interested in health information careers should take high school courses in business, computer science, physiology, math, biology, English and chemistry.

Registered record administrators must earn a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college program and pass a certification exam.

Accredited record technicians must complete an associate’s degree from an accredited college program or through the American Health Information Management Association’s Independent Study Program and by passing a credentialing exam.

Certified coding specialists must have a high school diploma, on-the-job training, a coding education from seminars or college classes and pass a certification exam.

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Educational Institutions

Virginia Colleges and Universities

Bryant & Stratton College, Richmond Campus
Bryant & Stratton College, Virginia Beach Campus
ECPI College of Technology, Newport News
ECPI College of Technology, Northern Virginia Campus
ECPI College of Technology, Richmond
ECPI College of Technology, Roanoke
ECPI College of Technology, Virginia Beach
Mary Washington College, Bluefield
Mary Washington College, Bristol
Mary Washington College, Charlottesville
Mary Washington College, Danville
Mary Washington College, Harrisonburg
Mary Washington College, Lynchburg
Mary Washington College, Martinsville
Mary Washington College, Roanoke
Norfolk State University

Virginia Community Colleges

Blue Ridge Community College
Central Virginia Community College
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Danville Community College
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Lord Fairfax Community College, Middleton Campus
Lord Fairfax Community College, Fauquier Campus
Mountain Empire Community College
Northern Virginia Community College, Medical Education Center
Patrick Henry Community College
Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin Campus
Paul D. Camp Community College, Suffolk Campus
Rappahannock Community College, Glenns Campus
Southwest Virginia Community College
Thomas Nelson Community College
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus
Virginia Highlands Community College
Virginia Western Community College
Wytheville Community College

Virginia Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

Community Memorial Healthcenter
Greensville Memorial Hospital
Prince William Hospital
Williamsburg Community Hospital

Virginia Proprietary Schools

ACT College
Beta Tech
Beta Tech West
Career Connections Education Center
Career Training Solutions
Center for Employment Training
Kee Business College, Newport News
Kee Business College, Chesapeake
Medical Careers Institute, Newport News
Medical Careers Institute, Virginia Beach
Miller-Motte Tech College
MT Support Services
Professional Healthcare Institute
Sanz School
The Braxton School of Business
Tidewater Tech, Virginia Beach
Tidewater Tech, Chesapeake
Virginia School of Technology, Virginia Beach

Virginia Vocational Schools

Chantilly Professional Technical Center, Medical Health Technologies
Chesterfield Technical Center
Falls Church High School, Health Occupations Education
Gloucester High School
Halifax County Sr. High School
Hermitage Technical Center



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Professional Associations


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