Health Information Technology - Mountwest Community and Technical College

Health Information Technology from Mountwest Community and Technical College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description: The health information technician is the professional responsible for maintaining components of health information systems in a manner consistent with the medical , administrative, ethical, legal, accreditation, and regulatory requirements of the health care delivery system. In all types of facilities, and in various locations within a facility, the technician possesses the technical knowledge and skill necessary to process, maintain, compile, and report data for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, quality assessment, and research; to abstract and code clinical data using appropriate classification systems; and to analyze health records according to standards. The health information technician may be responsible for functional supervision of the various components of the health information system. Within the 67 credit hours students must earn for the associate degree , 29 credit hours of health information technology classes are required. This includes 5 credit hours of directed practice where the students will practice their skills in a health information setting. Career Outlook: Job prospects should be very good. Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2012, due to rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by third-party payers, regulators, courts, and consumers. Employment Opportunities: Acute care facilities Ambulatory care facilities Long-term care facilities State and local health departments Insurance companies Sales representatives for health information supplies Rehabilitation centers Professional billing companies Physicians? offices Attorneys? offices View more details on Mountwest Community and Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.