Health Care Revenue Cycle and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate
May 1, 2026
August 25, 2026
Offered by the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
The online Health Care Revenue Cycle and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate prepares medical professionals and information technology staff in health care settings with the skills they need to advance their career and meet health information management’s growing digital demands. The online certificate will help you develop skills related to health care revenue cycle management, operating health information management systems, health care data analytics, capturing health care data, health care reimbursement, and ensuring health care data quality.
- Health information management, including medical group practice managers and health care reimbursement managers
- Health care revenue cycle management, including healthcare data quality
- Information technology or health care data quality staff
- Graduate students in health and rehabilitation sciences, engineering, business, computer science or nursing
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This program can be completed 100% online with no campus visits required.
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Academic Calendar
The Health Care Revenue Cycle and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate program enrolls students to begin the program in the Autumn semester.
Academic Calendar
The Health Care Revenue Cycle and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate program enrolls students to begin the program in the Autumn semester.
Admission Criteria
- A baccalaureate or professional degree (or equivalent foreign credential) from an accredited college or university, earned by the expected date of entry into the certificate program
- A minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for the last degree earned
- For international applicants and those who have held the status of U.S. permanent resident for less than one year from the first day of the first term of enrollment and are not currently an Ohio State graduate student, submission of TOEFL or IELTS scores.
- Currently enrolled as a degree-seeking student in a graduate program at Ohio State
The Ohio State University participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA).
SARA is a national initiative that increases student access to distance education courses and programs while maintaining compliance with state regulations. Institutions participating in SARA can offer educational opportunities in all 49 SARA member states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico without seeking individual approval in each state.
California is not a SARA member state, however, OSU may offer online courses and programs to students located in California under the California Private Post-Secondary Act of 2009.
The Application Process
Once you understand your program’s admission criteria, please note the application deadline. You’ll need a quiet space and a variety of materials for your application. To learn more, please see our Admissions page for the full process. Ready to Apply? Find your application here.
Career Outlook
The graduate certificate in health care analytics is intended to help health care professionals working in departments and facilities with coded data improve their understanding of medical coding, revenue integrity, and value-based purchasing concepts in order to participate fully in revenue cycle management and operation improvement at their facility of practice. Graduates’ career outcomes include:
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- Healthcare managers who organize and manage medical information and healthcare staff
- Medical group practice managers
- Health IT managers and informaticians
- Medical and health service managers with responsibility to organize, manage, and integrate electronic health records across areas of the healthcare industry
Top Occupations by Median Income
What They Do
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
Work Activities
Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques. Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems. Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
Wage Range
- Entry Level: $63,160
- Mid Level: $103,790
- Senior Level: $166,030
Job Outlook
Bright
Projected Growth
10.7%
Related Careers
- Clinical Data Managers
- Health Education Specialists
- Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Nurse Practitioners
Job Sectors
- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
What They Do
Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.
Work Activities
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software. Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds. Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
Wage Range
- Entry Level: $39,120
- Mid Level: $67,310
- Senior Level: $112,130
Job Outlook
Bright
Projected Growth
16.3%
Related Careers
- Clinical Data Managers
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Health Informatics Specialists
- Medical Records Specialists
- Patient Representatives
What They Do
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
Work Activities
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software. Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts. Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
Wage Range
- Entry Level: $35,780
- Mid Level: $50,250
- Senior Level: $80,950
Job Outlook
Bright
Projected Growth
8.7%
Related Careers
- File Clerks
- Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Medical Transcriptionists
What They Do
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Work Activities
Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports. Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
Wage Range
- Entry Level: $69,680
- Mid Level: $117,960
- Senior Level: $219,080
Job Outlook
Bright
Projected Growth
28.5%
Related Careers
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Health Education Specialists
- Health Informatics Specialists
- Social and Community Service Managers
Job Sectors
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Education and Training
National occupational information in Ohio State Online’s Career Outlook tool is sourced from O*NET Online and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The median annual wage displayed to the right of each occupational title above is based on the BLS Employment Projections program. Outlook and percent change indicate projected growth or decline over the next 10 years.
Curriculum
The Health Care Revenue Cycle and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate curriculum provides a foundation of education on medical coding and health care data analytics. Courses in the certificate program will equip students with theoretical and practical knowledge, which will enable them to effectively analyze and evaluate available medical coded data in an actual practice setting. This program can be completed in a minimum of three semesters with continuous enrollment or longer at a desired pace.
An introduction to the concepts, principles and applications of various coding classification systems used in health care settings.
An overview of medical billing and health care payment systems.
Apply critical thinking skills to solve a real-world problem, from assessing the problem to applying methods to generate solutions.
An introduction to healthcare data analytics and its use in performance management, quality improvement, productivity assessment, value-based initiatives and health care research.
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Program Faculty
Health Care Revenue Cycle and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate students will experience unparalleled learning from our world-class faculty within The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Dr. Jennifer Garvin, PhD, MBA, RHIA, CTR, CPHQ, CCS, FAHIMA
Associate Professor
Dr. Garvin is currently the Division Director and Associate Professor in the Health Information Management and Systems Division in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She develops applied informatics tools and methods to advance clinical and public health practice.
She is currently a VA Research Health Scientist and an Affiliated Investigator as well with Center for Health Information and Communication at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN. In terms of clinical practice, she and her team develop natural language processing tools to improve care for chronic systolic heart failure in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Tuition Fee Overview
Investing in your future with a higher education degree is one of the best investments you can make for your future success. At Ohio State, we know understanding your program’s cost is an important part of your decision-making process. Below are the tuition fees you can expect with your program.
| Tuition Fees | Per Credit Hour (unless otherwise noted) | Part-Time – Total Cost Per Semester |
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| Instructional Fee | $829.75 | $4978.50 |
| General Fee | $32.63 | $195.78 |
| Learning Technology Fee | $11.00 | $66.00 |
| Textbooks & Course Materials | $60.00 | $120.00 |
| Distance Learning Fee | $100.00 (per semester) | $100.00 |
| Non-Resident Surcharge (if applicable) | $200.00 (per semester) | $200.00 |
| International Surcharge (if applicable) | $200.00 (per semester) | $200.00 |
Tuition fees are subject to change. The table above serves as a guide and not an official bursar’s bill. Full-Time costs are total tuition costs per semester.
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