Health Information Technology - Onondaga Community College

Health Information Technology from Onondaga Community College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description As a health information technician , you will be a member of the allied health team specifically trained in the technical areas of health information. These areas include the collection, analysis, dissemination, and maintenance of health care and patient-related data including medical records . Health information technicians are also trained in basic management and supervisory principles for health information services, quality improvement and utilization management. The Health Information Technology program at Onondaga will prepare you in the areas of: basic information principles; numbering, filing and retrieval systems in health care information; review of the health care record for accuracy and completeness; computer applications in health information management; legal aspects of maintaining and releasing health care information; health care legislation and its impact on health information services; standardized coding procedures; DRG?S and other reimbursement systems; utilization management; quality improvement and peer review functions; management and supervisory issues in health information services; analysis and display of health care data; maintaining requirements/standards for accrediting and certifying agencies; calculating and displaying health care statistics. View more details on Onondaga Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.