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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN PROGRAM

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Health Information Technician	Offering Two Program Options	Medical Coding
Every time health care personnel treat a patient, they record what they observed, and how the patient was treated medically. This record includes information the patient provides concerning their symptoms and medical history, the results of examinations, reports of x-rays and laboratory tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Health information technicians organize and evaluate these records for completeness and accuracy.		Delivering quality healthcare depends on capturing accurate and timely medical data. Coding professionals fulfill this need as key players in the healthcare workplace. Coding is the transformation of verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries, and procedures into numeric or alphanumeric designations. The coding of health-related data permits access to medical records by diagnoses and procedures for use in clinical care, research, and education. Medical claims processing depends on accurate codes.
Delivery Options: Students may take the HIT Program via the internet or may come to campus. Those who come to campus will take their general education courses in a traditional classroom. Their HIT courses will be taught using web-based instruction.	\|Program Goals\|News\|Contact Us\| Health Information and Medical Coding Information Sheet Health Information Technicians are projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations (49% increase) through 2010 according to the U.S. Department of Labor!	Delivery Options: Students can complete the entire program via web-based instruction from a location of their choice. Students may come to campus and take their general education courses in a traditional classroom. HIT courses will be taught using web-based instruction.
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