Houston, TX / Health information management programs
Health information management programs in Houston.
5 CAHIIM-accredited programs operate in Houston, TX.
Accredited programs
The local job market
Who hires HIM staff in Houston.
Houston is home to the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, anchored by MD Anderson, Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann, and Texas Children’s. HIM, coding, and cancer-registry work concentrates here at a scale few metros can match, and Texas employs more medical records specialists than any state except California.
Accredited programs
Every CAHIIM-accredited program in Houston.
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Houston Community College System
Health Information Management
Level
Associate Degree
Delivery
Online
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Lone Star College - North Harris
Health Information Management
Level
Associate Degree
Delivery
Online
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San Jacinto College North
Health Information Management
Level
Associate Degree
Delivery
Campus Based, Online
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Texas Southern University
Health Information Management
Level
Baccalaureate Degree
Delivery
Campus Based
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University of Texas - Houston
Health Informatics
Level
Master Degree
Delivery
Campus Based, Online
You are not limited to campus
Online HIM programs work from Houston too.
HIM is one of the few healthcare fields you can train for entirely online: 206 of the 350 CAHIIM-accredited programs nationwide are fully online, and 2 of the 5 Houston programs are too. Employers verify the CAHIIM accreditation and the RHIT or RHIA credential; where the campus sits doesn't come up.
So compare the Houston options against the fully online programs and the rest of the Texas field before you decide. Local can still win on price (community and technical colleges usually beat private online tuition) and on clinical-site relationships, but it should win on the merits, not by default.
FAQ
HIM programs in Houston: common questions.
How many CAHIIM-accredited HIM programs are in Houston?
Houston, TX has 5 CAHIIM-accredited health information management programs: 3 associate degrees, 1 baccalaureate degree, 1 master degree. 4 of them offer online delivery.
Do I have to study in Houston to work in Houston?
No. 206 of the 350 CAHIIM-accredited programs nationwide are fully online, including 25 online-capable programs based in Texas. Employers care about the CAHIIM accreditation and the RHIT or RHIA credential, not where the campus was.
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Source: CAHIIM Program Directory, refreshed .