Health Information Professions

The Health Information Professions Career Pathway

Funded by the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (ACF DHHS); Temple University — Center for Social Policy and Community Development’s Health Information Professions (HIP) Career Pathways initiative offers individuals five tiers of education and training opportunities — from entry level and advanced certification programs to Associate, Baccalaureate and Master level degrees — which prepare students for rewarding careers in Health Information Professions (HIP).

HIP Career Pathways :

Provides a career pathway model with an articulated career ladder and tiers of opportunities for continual education and career development/advancement from entry level through advance undergraduate and graduate level educational options in HIP.

Offers supportive services in combination with education and training to help participants overcome barriers to employment.

Supplementary training services that are accessible utilizing synchronous managed enrollment and online technology.

Job placement and HIP internships.

Check out this Labor Market Information on the Medical Records career field: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292071.htm

Are you income eligible for the HIP program? Click here and find out!

Click on one of the Tier headings below for a direct link to the registration page. Someone will contact you by email.

Click here to view all the brochures on one page

Click on the TRAINING HEADINGS below to register and submit your information!

HIP Training and Education Options
TIER 1	Medical Office and Accounts/ Electronic Health Records– 18 weeks, Certifications: Certified Coding Specialist and Administrative Health Assistant and Digital Personal Record -Temple CSPCD and 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund, 4 week internships available
TIER 2	Coding Specialist - leading to AHIMA certification – 6 months which will be conducted by virtual lab and onsite.
TIER 3	Coding Certificate and Associate degree programs
TIER 4	Bachelor Degree– Health Information Management (HIM) - Temple University
TIER 5	Master Degree- Health Informatics (HI) - Temple University
Community Health Workers	Community Health Workers (CHWs)are lay people from the community, who have been trained to function as members of the health care team; they function as a bridge between patients and the health care system. Find out more about the Community Health Workers training at Temple University.

For more information about Temple HIP, please contact:

Center for Social Policy and Community Development
College of Health Professions and Social Work
Temple University
Ritter Hall Annex, 4th Floor
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone:    215-204-7491
Fax:       215-204-3429
E-mail:    cspcd@temple.edu

This webpage was supported by Grant [number of grant] from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Its contents are solely the responsibilities of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS.

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Health Information Professions

The Health Information Professions Career Pathway

HIP Career Pathways :

HIP Training and Education Options