DEGREE
- A.S.—Health Information Technology
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
- Health Information Coding Specialist
Program Description
The CRC Health Information Technology program is designed to train health information professionals with the knowledge and skills to process, analyze, disseminate and maintain health care information. A career as a health information professional offers a unique opportunity to combine an interest in health information, business, and computer information science. Employment opportunities are available in long-term care, ambulatory care, and acute care facilities; state and federal health agencies; and private industry.
Career Opportunities
| Health Information Analyst | Health Information Abstractor |
| Release of Information | Supervisor, Health Information |
| Consultant | Data Quality Manager |
| ICD/CPT Coder | Quality Improvement Coordinator |
| Medical Staff Coordinator | |
| Employment opportunities possible in the following settings: | |
| Ambulatory Care | |
| Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation | |
| State and Federal Health Agencies | |
| Professional Review Organizations | |
| Insurance Companies | |
| Consulting Firms | |
| Mental Health/Chemical Dependency | |
| Acute Care | |
Some Career Opportunities may require experience in addition to at least one year of college study.
Highlights
- Training in a field rated as the nation's tenth most employable career
- The HIT A.S. program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
- Non-paid clinical experience in applying classroom-based knowledge at affiliated health-related agencies
For information about the student learning outcomes for this program, see www.crc.losrios.edu/pslo