Health Information Technology
I would absolutely recommend the RODP HIT program to other students. It provided access and instruction to the same information I would have obtained on campus, but without the additional travel time and transportation costs.
I feel that I am very prepared to enter the workforce and have already taken and passed my certification test from the American Health Information Management Association to be a Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT)."
Philip Viers, Walters State Community College, 2011 Graduate
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Registered Health Information Technicians (RHITs) are health information technicians who ensure the quality of medical records by verifying their completeness, accuracy, and proper entry into computer systems. They may also use computer applications to assemble and analyze patient data for the purpose of improving patient care or controlling costs. RHITs often specialize in coding diagnoses and procedures in patient records for reimbursement and research. Although most RHITs work in hospitals, you will also find them in a variety of other healthcare settings including office-based physician practices, nursing homes, home health agencies, mental health facilities, and public health agencies. In fact employment opportunities exist for RHITs in any organization that uses patient data or health information such as pharmaceutical companies, law and insurance firms, and health product vendors.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the 2010-2011 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook projects a 20% growth in health information technician careers over the next eight years.
The Regents Online program is a collaborative venture among five community colleges in Tennessee that have an accredited Health Information Technology/Management (HIT/HIM) Associate of Applied Science degree. These HIT/HIM programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Upon completion of the degree program, graduates are eligible to sit for the RHIT credentialing exam from the American Health Information Management Association.
The Health Information Technology program is available at the following community colleges:
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