| If you are seeking an occupation associated with | | | | Persons who have achieved full health information |
| the field of medicine, a good choice for you would | | | | technician training, and who have become |
| be to enroll in a school that offers health | | | | registered, may go onto professions dealing with |
| information technician training. | | | | medical coding and records, including the positions |
| Typically, health information technician courses are | | | | of medical secretaries and medical transcriptionists. |
| comprised of a general education in addition to | | | | In general, health information technicians work in a |
| various classes in anatomy and physiology, | | | | variety of medical-related facilities such as |
| computer science, medical coding, database | | | | physician offices, hospitals, medical clinics, hospitals, |
| management, applicable legal issues, and other | | | | and geriatric care centers. Occupational outlook is |
| relevant topics. | | | | promising; according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor |
| Students in schools for health information | | | | Statistics, job growth is anticipated to be faster |
| technology can attain an Associate Degree or | | | | than average. |
| professional certification, as well as continuing | | | | If you are interested in the field, apply to one of |
| education units to maintain proficient levels of | | | | several schools for health information technology [ |
| expertise. Also, individuals who have graduated | | | | today! |
| from an Associate Degree program can opt to | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW |
| become Registered Health Information Technicians | | | | and may or may not reflect specific practices, |
| (RHIT); to do so, one must take a written exam | | | | courses and/or services associated with ANY |
| provided by the American Health Information | | | | ONE particular school(s) that is or is not |
| Management Association (AHIMA). | | | | advertised on |
| Graduates can become health information | | | | Copyright 2007 - All rights reserved by Media |
| technicians (commonly interchanged with "medical | | | | Positive Communications, Inc. |
| records technicians"). While each employer may | | | | Notice: Publishers are free to use this article on an |
| use diversified software and practices, students | | | | ezine or website, provided the article is reprinted |
| who enter the field will need additional on-the-job | | | | in its entirety, including copyright and disclaimer, |
| training to accommodate the many, miscellaneous | | | | and ALL links remain intact and active. |
| applications and job-specific procedures. | | | | |