Health Information Technology - ITT Technical Institute - Orange

Health Information Technology from ITT Technical Institute - Orange is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Objectives The program in Health Information Technology teaches how to collect, analyze, monitor, maintain and report health data in accordance with established data quality principles, legal and information security standards and professional best practice guidelines. These functions encompass, among other duties, processing requests for the release of personal health information , the coding of clinical information, processing and using health data for clinical quality management, billing/reimbursement and compliance with patient privacy regulations. Career Opportunities Graduates of this program may pursue careers as health information technicians in a variety of health care settings. Entry-level positions may include medical records technician, health information technician , patient information coordinator and reimbursement specialist. Many employers of health information technicians either limit their hiring, or give hiring preference, to candidates who are Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT). In order for a student to become an RHIT upon graduation, the student must pass a certification examination for RHIT administered by the Council on Certification of the American Health Information Management Association (the Certification Exam). In order for a student to be allowed to take the Certification Exam to become an RHIT, the student must: (a) graduate from a program of study in health information technology that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM); and (b) pay an examination fee, for which the student is solely responsible. View more details on ITT Technical Institute - Orange, CA . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.