Health Information Technology - Northwest Iowa Community College

Health Information Technology from Northwest Iowa Community College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. If you wish to combine your organizational and analytical skills with your interest in healthcare, a career in Health Information Technology could be for you! As a Health Information Technician , you play a vital role in making our healthcare system work. You perform data collection and analysis needed by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. As a student in the HIT program, you will learn the necessary skills to become a valued member of the healthcare team. These skills include: Maintaining healthcare records consistent with medical , administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements Collecting, validating, and analyzing healthcare data Assigning code numbers to diagnoses for indexing health data and processing bills Answering legal, governmental, and insurance company inquiries Supervising human resources for effective and efficient health record processing The Health Information Management (HIM) Associate Degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). As a graduate, you will be eligible to take the national certification examination leading to the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential. What?s unique about this program? NCC focuses on the sciences and communication skills. Students have three separate internships and are well prepared to take the Registered Health Information Technician test after completion of the program (NCC grads have almost a 100% pass rate). Where will I get a JOB? HIT graduates could be a supervisor of a Health Information Management department, Quality Assurance Coordinator, a clinical coder/abstractor, or a medical transcriptionist. Excellent opportunities also exist in research firms, government agencies, pharmaceutical firms, insurance companies, consulting businesses, and telecommuting from your home. View more details on Northwest Iowa Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.