Health Information Technology

Associate Degree: 10-530-1
Campus: Online

The Health Information Technology program prepares students to perform a variety of technical health information functions, including organizing, analyzing and technically evaluating health information; compiling various administrative and health statistics; and coding diseases, operations, procedures, and other therapies.

This program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. Classes are offered late afternoons, evenings and online.

Graduates are in great demand by hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, insurance companies, medical research organizations and government agencies.

The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Graduates are eligible to take the national certification exam offered by the American Health Information Management Association.

Job shadowing in this field is recommended prior to application. For more information about this career: www.ahima.org/careers/intro.cfm

This program is a nontraditional occupation for men.