Why study health information technology?
Health information Technology (HIT) focuses on the practice of collecting, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. HIT Professionals play a critical role in the daily operations management of health information and electronic health records (EHRs). They ensure a patient’s health information is complete, accurate, and protected. They are the link between clinicians, administrators, technology designers, operations, and information technology professionals
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Degrees & Certificates
Health Information Technology
Associate Degree in Applied Science
Time to Complete:
Two years
Schedule:
Day and online classes
Earning an associate degree in HIT gives students an advantage by ensuring they have a deep understanding of compliance, ethics, policies, billing, coding and human resources management to become an integral part of a healthcare administrative team.
$44,000
Average annual salary
2.3 %
Job growth
169
Job openings
Career Tracks
- HIM/ EHR Technician
- Clinical Coding Analyst/Manager
- HIM/EHR Project Manager
- Privacy/Compliance Officer
- HIM Manager
- HIM Educator
- Healthcare Data Analyst
Get the education you deserve without spending your days worrying about how to afford it. Our financial aid team can help you chart a path to paying for college, including through debt-free grants and scholarships.
The Forsyth Tech Cares program supports students so they can succeed, including access to financial assistance, health services, and confidential counseling.
Accreditation
The Health Information Technology Program accreditor of Forsyth Tech Community College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2028-2029 Accreditation Cycle. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
Program Outcomes
100% of HIT graduates responding to the graduate survey were employed full-time in the health information field within one year of graduation.
100% of HIT graduates responding to the graduate survey said that they were satisfied with the Health Information Technology program.
25% of HIT graduates graduated on or before the expected graduation date for the year 2022.
*Students must graduate/complete the HIT Program within four academic years. Some students accepted in the Summer of 2020 are still progressing through the HIT program.
*Reporting period of 08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022.
“Learning about my classmates’ passions and goals has inspired me and fostered my own sense of achievement as I navigate through my own education path. ”
Lawrence L.
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