Medical Office Administration

Health information technology refers to the framework used to manage health information, and the exchange of health information in a digital format. Professionals who work in health IT are focused on the technical side of managing health information, working with software and hardware used to manage and store patient data. HIT professionals are usually from Information Technology backgrounds, and provide support for electronic health records and other systems HIM professionals use to secure health information.  

Health Information Technology Program Highlights

The curriculum emphasizes:

• Processing, maintaining, compiling, and reporting health information data for patient care, reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, quality assessment, and research
• Medical coding and abstracting procedures
• Supervisory and legal aspects of health information
• Professional behaviors and problem solving
• The use of computers in these areas