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