Health Information Technology
Do you like to strategize, investigate and piece together information?
The Career Field
Health Information Technology (HIT) is information technology applied to health care. HIT is utilized to manage health information across computerized systems and its secure exchange between consumers, health care providers, government agencies and insurers.
HIT professionals are highly trained in the latest information management technology applications and understand the workflow in any healthcare provider organization from large hospital systems to the private physician practice. They ensure a patient's health information and records are complete, accurate, and protected.
The Program
HIT students learn to use the most current information systems for collecting, analyzing, disseminating and maintaining health care and patient data. Students will also learn to understand medical information through coursework in anatomy and physiology as well as medical terminology.
Career Opportunities
- Clinical Informatics Coordinator
- Data Manager
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation Specialist
- Health Information Technician
- Medical Coding Professional
- Quality Improvement Analyst
- System Analyst
Certificates and College Credit
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
- Health Information Technology/ Medical Records A.A.S., Onondaga Community College
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)