青青草视频

PERT exam for college assessment of college-level knowledge; students not at college level must complete prep classes but can still be admitted.

DRC Accommodations

Contact Disabilities Resource Center 352-395-4400 on Northwest Campus for testing accommodations; provide disability documentation in advance.

All tuition and fees are estimated costs and subject to change without notice.

Program Costs:

• Florida Residents:
  • $101.77 per credit hour x 70 credit hours = $ 7,123.90

• Non-Florida Residents:
  • $377.90 per credit hour x 70 credit hours = $ 26,453

Textbook, Laboratory, Reference Manual, and Field Experience Costs:

Students are responsible for the cost of their textbooks ($100 to $150 per book), virtual lab access fees ($50 to $250), reference materials (form medical coding) ($150 to $225 per manual), and certification exams ($199 to $400 depending on the exam). In addition, expenses related to the field experience鈥攕uch as a background check ($70), physical exam ($50 to $100), required immunizations ($10 to $80 each), and drug screening ($100)鈥攎ust also be covered by the student. All the costs are estimates and can depend on where the student purchases the item, funding, insurance coverage, and other factors.

For more information, please visit Tuition Costs and Due Dates.

Scholarships

• Career and Technical Education Scholarships
• There are many other scholarships available for SF students. Please visit the college's Scholarships page for more information and how to apply.
• Check out the , and websites for scholarship opportunities.

Financial Aid

There are many options to finance your education. You may be eligible for Federal Grants, Work Study, State Grants, Federal Loans, and Institutional Scholarships. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Financial Aid page.

Policies and procedures for withdrawal and for refunds of tuition/fees:

For more information, please visit Petitions to Adjust Student Record

Student grievance procedure:

For more information, please visit Grievance / Appeals.

Veterans Benefits

青青草视频 is a Military Friendly School. Veterans can receive assistance with their benefits at the Office for Veterans and Military Success Services.

Career Opportunities:

HIT graduates are in demand across diverse settings, including:

Hospitals and physician practices
Insurance companies and consulting firms
Government agencies and pharmaceutical companies
Nursing homes, law firms, and higher education institutions

Median Pay

• $50,250 per year
• $24.16 per hour

Salary information provided by . Employers: Hospitals, doctors鈥� offices, nursing homes, government agencies, payers, and any organization that is managing data.

In Gainesville, FL

• Workers on average earn $53,820.
• 10% of workers earn $35,930 or less.
• 10% of workers earn $82,270 or more.

In Florida

• Workers on average earn $45,990.
• 10% of workers earn $33,250 or less.
• 10% of workers earn $76,220 or more.

Source:  

Job Roles: 150 job titles that include: Medical Records Specialist, Medical Records Technician, Trauma Registrar, Clinical Data Manager, Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Medical and Health Service Manager.

Role Description: Work at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business, ensuring accurate, accessible, protected, and complete health data.

Job Requirements: Formal education and professional certification preferred.

Ideal Candidates:

• Detail oriented, self-starter.
• Prefer healthcare roles without direct patient interaction.
• Have aptitude for science, management, law, and technology.
• Enjoy collaborating with physicians, nurses, lawyers, administrators, and executives.
• Value flexibility to work independently or in teams.

Typical Job Titles:

(80+ HIM professional roles that cross all healthcare/business sectors) represented in four categories: Coding and Revenue Cycle, Data Analytics, Informatics, Information Governance. .

The program is thankful for the 40+ industry partners who host 青青草视频 Health Information Technology Students.

2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies

Each academic level is comprised of six common domains representing the areas of mastery important for all HIM students and practitioners, regardless of academic degree.

Domain I. Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security
Domain III. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use Domain IV. Revenue Cycle Management
Domain V. Health Law & Compliance
Domain VI. Organizational Management & Leadership

Upon successful completion, students will:

1. Apply policies, regulations, and standards to manage information for data integrity.
2. Ensure compliance throughout the health information life cycle, applying privacy and security strategies.
3. Utilize health informatics/data analytics, technologies, and databases to manage health information and support secure data exchange for quality healthcare.
4. Validate diagnostic/procedure codes and groupings per guidelines, contributing to revenue cycle management and clinical documentation improvement.
5. Apply legal processes, ensure compliance with internal/external stakeholders, and identify risk mitigation opportunities in health information management.
6. Demonstrate leadership skills, leveraging organizational change, workforce training, HR strategies, and data-driven performance improvement for decision-making and financial management.

Lawful and Non-Discriminatory Practices:

All activities associated with the program, including student and faculty recruitment, student admission, and faculty employment practices, must be non-discriminatory and by federal and state statutes, rules and regulations.

Program Length:

• Credit hours: 71
• Estimated Time to completion: 2 years (full-time), 3-4 years (part-time)
• The majority of students attend part-time and are working adults with jobs and families.  

Need C or higher in all coursework including PPE courses to graduate

Format:

• 100% Online with proctored testing requirements

Curriculum:

Florida CIP: 1351070700
SF Program Code: 3520
2025 - 2026
Total SF Semester Hours = 71

Foundation Courses:

• HSC2531 Medical Terminology
• BSC2085/L 鈥� Anatomy Physiology 1 and Lab
• BSC2086/L 鈥� Anatomy Physiology 2 and Lab
• ENC1101 College Composition (3 Credit Hours)
• Math Course: Recommended: STA2023 Statistics (3 Credit Hours 鈥� highly recommended for DMA certificate)
• Social Science: Example: POS2041 American National Government (3 Credit Hours)
• Humanities Course: Example: HUM2020 Introduction to the Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

Core Courses:

• HIM1000 Intro to Health Information Management; Preparation: Familiarity with Microsoft Applications required; take CGS2100 for a refresher if needed before enrolling.
• HIM1253C CPT4 OP Procedure Coding (3 Credit Hours); Corequisites: HSC2531, BSC2086 and BSC2086L 
• HIM1440 Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy (3 Credit Hours); Corequisites: BSC2086, BSC2086L, HSC2531 and HIM2722C
• HIM2722C Introduction to ICD10 CM Diagnosis Coding (3 Credit Hours); Corequisites: HIM1440
• HIM2012 Health Law and Compliance (3 Credit Hours) Corequisite: HIM1000
• HIM2292 Advanced IP/OP Coding (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM1253C and HIM2272C
• HIM2211 Health Information Technology (3 Credit Hours); Corequisite: HIM1000
• HIM2273C Revenue Cycle Management (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM2722C and HIM1253C
• HIM2814 Professional Practice 1 (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisites: HIM2211, HIM2273, and HIM2012 
• HIM2500 Health Statistics, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Risk (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM2211
• HIM1102 Data Analytics I, and Data Use (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM1000, highly recommend STA2023
• HIM2810C Professional Practice Experience II (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM2814C
• HIM2652 Health Information Management Systems (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM2211
• HIM2820C Professional Practice III: Organizational Management & Leadership (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM2810C
• HIM2005 Data Analytics II/Project Management II (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM1102
• HIM2934 RHIT Certification Exam Preparation Course (3 Credit Hours); Prerequisite: HIM1102, HIM2500; Corequisites: HIM2005 and HIM2820 

Reach out to our health information program advisor to create an education plan. 

All students are urged to make an appointment to see Business Programs Advisor once each semester to ensure that adequate progress toward a degree is being made. All students must apply for graduation upon enrollment in their last semester of coursework.

Academic Calendar:

For more information, please visit Calendar and Critical Dates.

Overview: Practice discipline requiring cognitive, sensory, affective, and psychomotor skills.

Performance Standards: Applicants should review standards and consult healthcare providers to assess ability to perform duties. Students must meet the same standards as required to work in a healthcare facility, including a clear background check, negative drug screen, current immunizations, and physical exam. Discuss concerns with the Academic Chair for Business Programs.

Disability Accommodations: Contact Disabilities Resource Center for reasonable accommodations if concerns relate to a documented disability.

Required Qualities: Critical thinking, sound judgment, professional communication, emotional stability, empathy, physical/mental stamina, and adaptability in diverse didactic/clinical settings.

Graduate Competencies: Must possess minimal skills, essential functions, and knowledge for various clinical settings. Student must pass all courses with a 鈥淐鈥� or better. 

Critical Thinking:

• Standard: Sufficient for business, clinical, and technical judgment.
• Example: Interpret medical records, regulations, and data for clinical/business decisions.

Interpersonal:

• Standard: Sufficient to interact with diverse stakeholders.
• Example: Communicate effectively and sensitively with internal/external stakeholders.

Communication:

• Standard: Effective verbal/written communication in English.
• Example: Manage, analyze, protect, and secure health information for treatment, operations, and payment.

Mobility:

• Standard: Sufficient to move independently and maneuver in small spaces.
• Example: Perform motor skills for management, security, and analysis of health information.

Tactile/Motor Skills:

• Standard: Sufficient for safe/effective functions related to treatment, operations, payment.
• Example: Accurately assess, monitor, and secure health information.

Hearing:

• Standard: Sufficient to monitor/assess health information, business, and technology needs.
• Example: Hear vital signs, equipment, alarms, and communicate verbally.

Visual:

• Standard: Sufficient to gather, interpret, and secure information for data analysis and coding.
• Example: Read charts, monitor equipment, and assess business/clinical operations.

Technical Standards

Goal: Prepare students to acquire, manage, analyze, and secure health information for treatment, payment, and operations (TPO).

Requirements:

• Acquire and apply knowledge from classroom, lab, independent learning, and team projects.
• Communicate effectively in English with healthcare teams, patients, and third parties.
• Use computers and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Function as part of a team.
• Read and interpret materials (e.g., coding manuals, medical records).
• Calculate hospital statistics, budgets, and productivity.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity for filing, assembling records, and designing forms/screens.
• Operate equipment (e.g., word processors, transcription, copiers).
• Synthesize data for presentations.

Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations provided via Disabilities Resource Center (contact 352-395-4400) with disability documentation.

Professional Appearance

Students must abide by specific professional appearance requirements, agreed upon by 青青草视频 and its clinical partners.

• Hair:
  • Natural color, conservative style/length.
    Shaved or bald styles allowed; no partial or one-sided cuts.
• Tattoos/Piercings:
  • Tattoos must be covered.
  • No visible piercings; one stud earring per ear allowed; no earlobe gauges.
• Clothing/Footwear:
  • Must comply with program standards.
• Facial Hair:
  • Neat and trimmed short.
• Prohibited:
  • Artificial nails, nail polish, jewelry, watches, perfume.
• Professionalism:
  • Maintained throughout the program and professional practice experience.
    Students represent themselves, the program, and the college.

Our mission is to add value to students' lives and enrich the community by providing students/graduates the opportunities to ethically lead, be progressive in thought, gain knowledge in information management and analysis; be life learners and apply practical skills that are required to compete in an ever changing, global, culturally diverse labor market.

Disclosure

The Cost of Attendance (COA) is not the bill that you will receive from 青青草视频. It is an estimate of what it costs the typical student to attend 青青草视频 for one academic year including tuition, books, course materials, living expenses, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses.

Tuition and fees in the cost of attendance below are calculated for credit hour programs, assuming enrollment in 12 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters. Actual tuition and fees may vary by program. For a better understanding of your chosen program鈥檚 tuition and fees, see program costs above.

Undergraduate Lower Division Courses (A.A./A.S. Degree Courses)

	Off-Campus*	Off-Campus with Parent**
Tuition and Fees In-State: $106.77 per credit Out-Of-State: $382.90 per credit	In-State: $2,563 Out-Of-State: $9,190	In-State: $2,563 Out-Of-State: $9,190
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$783	$783
Living Expenses (Food & Housing)	$10,260	$4,500
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses	$3,500	$3,500
Transportation	$1,850	$1,850
Total	In-State: $18,956 Out-Of-State: $25,583	In-State: $13,196 Out-Of-State: $19,823

Undergraduate Upper Division Courses (Bachelor's Degree Courses)

	Off-Campus*	Off-Campus with Parent**
Tuition and Fees In-State: $126.33 per credit Out-Of-State: $428.83 per credit	In-State: $3,032 Out-Of-State: $10,292	In-State: $3,032 Out-Of-State: $10,292
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$783	$783
Living Expenses (Food & Housing)	$10,260	$4,500
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses	$3,500	$3,500
Transportation	$1,850	$1,850
Total	In-State: $19,425 Out-Of-State: $26,585	In-State: $13,575 Out-Of-State: $20,925

*Off-Campus: you intend to live off-campus but not with your parent(s).

**Off-Campus with Parent: you intend to live with your parent(s) or other relatives.

Note: All costs and rates are subject to change for the upcoming year.

For more detailed information, visit SF's Cost of Attendance page.