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Health Information Technology

The health care industries information is becoming more digitized and opportunities are opening up for individuals who are educated in this field. A health information technology can prepare you to work in the exciting health information field.  Classes will include medical terminology, health care statistics, human diseases, health care records, and many more interesting classes.

When employed in the health information field you will organize a patient's medical history, communicate with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and ensure that the patient information is accurate, accessible, and secure. While you will be responsible for the patient's information, you will not be required to perform any hands-on patient care. Most health information technology personnel work in an office with a pleasant atmosphere.

Potential Jobs

Hospital
Doctor's Office
Nursing Home
Medical Group Practice
Home Health Agency

 

Entry level Salary and Outlook

1. *Employment is expected to grow much faster than the average.
2. *This is one of the few health-related occupations in which there is no direct hands-on patient care.
3. *Job prospects should be very good, particularly for technicians with strong computer software skills.
4. *Entrants usually have an associate degree.

*The median annual wage of medical records and health information technicians was $30,610 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $24,290 and $39,490. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,440, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $50,060. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical records and health information technicians in May 2008 were:

 

*Source: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm

Professional Organizations
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)