Health Information Technology Degree

Want to write your own ticket in the healthcare field?  Kirtland’s newest cutting-edge health sciences program is for you!

Get your degree in Health Information Technology from Kirtland Community College.

Would you pursue an online degree that will make you extremely employable and more valuable in the workplace?

Your Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Kirtland Community College’s Health Information Technology program will position you for that — and more.

This cutting-edge training combines billing, coding and records retention skills required to work in any healthcare setting including medical offices, hospitals, labs and more.  In fact, it is so innovative that it takes records retention skills to the next level.

Changing federal requirements are transforming the way medical records are maintained, resulting in the implementation of a nationwide electronic healthcare system. What does this mean to you? All medical records and billing information must now be tracked following a standardized computer system and Kirtland’s Health Information Technology degree provides the cutting-edge training to meet these federal regulations, making you highly valuable in any healthcare setting.

Kirtland’s HIT degree includes critical ICD-10-CM training which will be required in all records retention systems as of October, 2013. As of 2010, the median salary in Michigan for HIT specialists was $35,620 — higher than the national average!

Better yet — you can earn your Health Information Technologies AAS degree from Kirtland — entirely online and save:

• Time driving to and from campus
• Wear-and-tear on your vehicle
• Daycare expenses

Don’t sweat it if you’re not computer-savvy. Kirtland’s required online learning orientation prepares you to be a successful online student and covers areas including course management, submitting assignments, time management, communicating with instructors and classmates, and more! Plus! Kirtland’s HIT degree is offered through our innovative FlexNet program. FlexNet courses are taught online and allows you to participate in courses when it is convenient for you and allows you to work at your own pace! All FlexNet courses have the same start and end dates, but how quickly you progress through your course materials is up to you.

Upon completion of this program you will be able to sit for the national certification examination in Health Information Technology offered by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management. As a Registered Health Information Technologist, you will be ready to compile, process and maintain medical records in a variety of healthcare settings. Your training will be in compliance with pending federal regulations and consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system.

Your RHIT credential will give you solid potential for advancement to management positions in any organization that uses patient data or health information.

Related office information systems degrees and certificates include:

Associate in Applied Science degrees

• Administrative Assistant
• Health Information Technology (online)
• Legal Secretary
• Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcription

Certificates

• Medical Billing and Coding
• Medical Clerk
• Medical Transcription
• Office Assistant

Partnership Programs

• Davenport University
• Ferris State University
• Franklin University
• Northwood University

Specific information about program and course requirements can be found in our College Catalog.

Some of the jobs related to our Office Information Systems program:

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• Administrative Assistant
• Computer Operator
• Court Reporter
• Medical Assistants
• Medical Records Technicians
• Medical Transcriptionists
• Office Clerk
• Paralegals and Legal Assistants
• Payroll Clerks
• Receptionists
• Secretaries

Get general and transfer information on specific colleges and universities.

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