Health Information Technology Program

“Where healthcare meets the cutting edge in technology”

 Learn about our program and our profession.

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The Health Information Technology program at Chippewa Valley Technical College is an associate degree program. Students develop skills in maintaining collecting and analyzing health care data.

The program includes an internship, which may require relocation and/or travel. The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) in cooperation with the Council on Education of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Successful completion of this program enables graduates to write the National Examination credentialing them as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)

General Program Information
HIT Program Student Handbook - This is a Word document of the policies and procedures for the HIT program.
Course Description
Credentials/Certification

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The Profession

Health Information Technology is an occupation that is unlikely to be profiled on a TV hospital drama, but this behind-the- scenes healthcare profession is in the spotlight and one of the fastest growing fields in the U.S.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of health information management professionals is expected to grow much faster than the average occupations through 2012.

Health information professionals maintain, collect and analyze the data that doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers rely on to deliver quality healthcare. They are experts in managing patient health information, administering computer information systems and coding diagnoses and procedures for healthcare services provided to patients.

Check out the information from the AHIMA website regarding HIM Professionals.