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Christine Jerson
Program Director
Office H210
440-525-7490
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Occupational Outlook
Growth = 27% or higher from
2004-2014
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The HIMT Program is pending accreditation review by the Commission on Accreditation
for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM).
Health information management technology is a profession that
focuses:
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Healthcare data
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Management of healthcare information resources;
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Health-related
information and management systems to collect, store, process, retrieve,
analyze, disseminate and communicate
information related to the
research, planning, provision, financing and evaluation
of health services.
The Health Information Management Technology program teaches students
to:
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Work with medical records
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Collect and manage statistical
information code medical data
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Maintain health record systems control
the usage and release of health information.
Registered Health Information Technicians
(RHIT), must pass a written examination offered by the American
Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA). To take the examination, a person must
graduate from a 2-year associate degree program accredited
by the Commission
on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management
Education (CAHIIM)
24/7 operation in hospitals; 2 out of 5 jobs in hospitals, the
rest in physicians offices, nursing care facilities, outpatient
care centers,
and home health care services
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