Short Description
Health informatics and information technology is the combination of informational science, health care, and computer technology. The Health Informatics and Information Technology A.A.S. degree is an administrative, applied technology degree for students interested in a non-clinical care profession in the health care industry.
Prerequisite: Students must be eligible for General Education English and Math classes to enter the program.
Type of Credential
Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Contacts and Additional Information
Program Coordinator:
CCBC Catonsville, Dr. Irby Hunter
443-840-4989 or ihunter@ccbcmd.edu
Additional Information:
- Health Workforce Shortage Program (The Medical Coding Certificate is not designated as a Health Workforce Shortage Program.)
- The Health Informatics and Information Technology A.A.S. degree is offered both face to face and fully (100%) online.
- Most classes offered at the Catonsville campus
- Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - For Health Informatics and Information Technology, see Departmental Exams. Several General Education classes also have PLA opportunities.
- Articulation and Transfer Agreements
Disclosures
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Program Description
Health informatics and information technology is the combination of informational science, health care, and computer technology. With the federal mandate to implement the electronic health record (EHR) and the paradigm shift in industry to health informatics, the field of health information management is rapidly evolving. The entire health care system is built upon information - patient data, medical data, insurance, and billing information. The data retrieved by the use of health informatics provides statistical information that can have a major effect on how medicine is distributed, surgeries that are performed, and how healing is tracked.
The Health Informatics and Information Technology A.A.S. degree is an administrative, applied technology degree for students interested in a non-clinical care profession in the health care industry.
Students who complete this degree will find employment in various health care settings, insurance companies, government agencies, technology companies, and consulting firms as health information technicians, clinical documentation specialists, compliance managers, quality assurance officers, medical informatics managers, charge description managers, case mix analysts, health data analysts, EHR system managers, IT training specialists, and workflow and data analysts.
Prerequisite: Students must be eligible for General Education English and Math classes to enter the program.
Accreditation
The Health Informatics and Information Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), 233 North Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60601-1683; (312) 233-1100.
Program Highlights
Graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination to become a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
Student RHIT examination pass rates were higher than the national average for the current reporting year. The HIIT program remains in good standing and has maintained continued CAHIIM accreditation.