Health Information Technology Degree
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Health Information Technician Program Highlights
What is Health Information Technology?
If you’re interested in a career in the medical field, but you don’t want to give shots or draw blood, then this career working as a health information technician or medical office assistant could be for you.
IntelliTec's Three Health Information Technology Schools Can Teach You Medical Office Skills Hands-On
You can learn valuable hands-on skills with a health information technology degree at IntelliTec College. We can help you enter the workforce with confidence with professional certification preparation and a valuable clinical externship experience.
IntelliTec College has three Health Information Technology schools in Colorado for you to choose from.
- Location(s): Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Grand Junction
- Program Type: Associate of Occupational Studies Degree
- Length: Designed to be completed in 18 months
Start Training Now for a Career in Health Information Technology
Don't put it off any longer. Begin hands-on training now to help you prepare for your new career as a medical records technician, health information technician or medical office assistant.
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Health Information Technology Degree & Certification
Earn Your Degree* in Health
Information Technology
This Associate of Occupational Studies degree* program is designed to take 18 months to complete.
Prepare for Health Information
Technology Certification
Your training at IntelliTec College can prepare you to sit for health information technology certification exams so you can become a certified medical office assistant.
You can be prepared to sit for these professional certification exams:
- Certified Medical Administrative Specialist (CMAS)
through American Medical Technologists (AMT) - Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist (CMRS)
through American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) - Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
through American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
Health Information Technician Training
With the specialized career skills offered at IntelliTec College, you can be prepared to assist healthcare professionals in a medical office by organizing, evaluating and maintaining medical records - including medical billing and coding - for completeness and accuracy.
Health Information Technology courses cover subjects including:
- Medical office pharmacology
- Medical billing and coding
- Medical office software
- Medical records
- Medical terminology
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Medical law and ethics
- Spanish for the medical office
- Professional communications
- Externship
Clinical Externship in a Medical Office
IntelliTec provides you with a valuable experience with a clinical externship in a medical office for real-world, hands-on training as a medical office assistant or health information technician.
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Careers
Health Information and Medical Office Assistant Jobs
- Health information technician
- Health information management clerk
- Medical office assistant
- Medical receptionist
- Medical secretary
- Medical records technician
- Medical records clerk
- Insurance clerk
- Medical biller
- Claims examiner
- Electronic claim processor
For more information on occupational profiles*, click on a career below:
- Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
SOC: 29-2071.00
Career Outlook*
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, (2012-13):
- "Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase by 21 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations."
- "Additional records, coupled with widespread use of electronic health records by all types of healthcare providers, should lead to an increased need for technicians to organize and manage the associated information in all areas of the healthcare industry."
- "Medical records and health information technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate to enter the occupation, although they may have an associate’s degree. Many employers also require professional certification."
Salary Information
Find the estimated Employment Wage Statistics for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians in Colorado info from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment - LMI Gateway.
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*PLEASE NOTE:
- Occupational profiles are from onetonline.org. Salaries and other information on this program can also be found here. Learn more about O*NET OnLine.
- U.S. Department of Labor "Job Outlook" information and statistics may not reflect the local market.
- "Degree" means "Associate of Occupational Studies Degree".
Health Information Technician Program Disclosures:
- Program began in 2/2012 therefore On-Time Completion Rate, Median Loan Debt and Placement Rate information for the 2011/2012 reporting year is not applicable.
- Price of Attendance: Colorado Springs | Grand Junction | Pueblo
