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Course: Health Information Technology
What does it take to get a copy of your medical records? How do you prove you are who you say you are? And who exactly has access to this information, anyway? These are some of the questions you’ll explore as a health information technology major.
You’ll learn about more than patient confidentiality. You’ll also study everything you need to know to prepare and maintain medical records, from coding to terminology to special medical software.
Students of health information technology learn how to prepare and maintain medical records and the systems in which they are kept. They go on to work under the supervision of medical records administrators.
Did You Know?
To become a Registered Health Information Technician, preferred by most employers, you’ll need to earn an associate’s degree from an accredited program.
Are You Ready To...?
- Prepare to take the certification exam
- Learn to speak the language of medicine
- Study the laws that protect patient confidentiality
- Get up to speed on medical coding
- Master the latest medical records software
It Helps To Be...
Concerned with accuracy, good with computers, and highly organized. An interest in health care is also a plus.
College Checklist
- Are school computers equipped with the field’s latest software?
- Will you have the chance to try your hand at an internship?
- Are classes small enough for personal attention?
- Will the school help you find work after graduation?
Did You Know?
Once you graduate, you’ll enter a job market that government economists expect to grow very quickly in the coming years.
Course Spotlight
“Procedure: 10180” means “incision and drainage, complex, postoperative wound infection.” Got it? Welcome to introduction to coding, a required course.
Here’s where you’ll learn how health information technicians find and determine the correct code, used on insurance forms, for every diagnosis and procedure. Through coding exercises that mimic real-world situations, you’ll learn just how tricky it can be to decide which codes to use -- and you can expect to find similar challenges on your exams.