Health Information Technology

Health Information Technicians analyze, secure, and maintain patient health information. Other duties include coding diagnoses, processing reimbursements, managing release of medical information, maintaining quality assurance, and protecting patient data privacy.
Date:
2013-09
Primary Material Type:
Syllabus
Institution:
Rochester Community and Technical College
Project Name:
Bridges2Healthcare
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 1
Subjects:
Health Care, Health Information Technology, Coding

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations -- Medical Records and Health Information Technicians (29-2071)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • None
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:
4 credit class
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality Rubric:
Other
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Consultations during development of instructional materials
  • Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Expertise of Project's Instructional Designers

Accessibility

Copyright / Licensing

Copyright Owner:
Rochester Community and Technical College
Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.