| Considering going to school for a career in health | | | | for installing, operating, and maintaining these new |
| information technology? Many information | | | | systems as hospitals take advantage of the |
| technology fields have suffered with the economy | | | | incentives and upgrade. Without information |
| while the field of medicine continues to grow at an | | | | technology workers trained to deal with health |
| increasing rate. The demand for qualified IT | | | | industry terminology and problems, many hospitals |
| workers in this field is a great opportunity for | | | | that would benefit greatly from newer record |
| people interested in beginning or continuing a | | | | keeping systems for research and patient health |
| career in technology to get the education they | | | | cannot perform these upgrades. |
| need to enter the field of healing services. | | | | Many Options for a HIT Degree |
| High Demand As Technology Matures | | | | For someone interested in going to school to |
| The field of health info tech is growing rapidly as | | | | obtain a health information technology degree, |
| clinics and hospitals around the world rush to | | | | there is no better time than now. There are a |
| implement automated systems for tracking | | | | wide range of options available both online and in |
| patient information, prescriptions, and research | | | | traditional schools at all levels of education for |
| information. While many other fields have been | | | | credentials in this field. Some people who are in a |
| using this type of technology for years, the | | | | hurry to start may be able to obtain certificates |
| medical field requires a very small margin of error | | | | through tech schools for basic training and |
| that until recently made it difficult for doctors and | | | | qualification, while those with the time and money |
| hospitals to get completely behind the transition | | | | can obtain any level of degree they choose to |
| toward electronic services. Now the health | | | | pursue. |
| industry is facing a shortage of IT workers who | | | | No matter how much the economy suffers, now |
| are trained in the terminology and requirements | | | | is a perfect time to obtain a degree or certificate |
| necessary for working in the field. | | | | in H.I.T. For someone considering a career change |
| Tax Incentives Encourage HIT Upgrades | | | | or looking for a lucrative IT job that cannot be |
| Part of the recent stimulus package involved tax | | | | outsourced safely, the field of medicine is |
| credit incentives to encourage doctors and | | | | currently the place to be. As the general |
| hospitals around the country to upgrade their | | | | population ages, the demand for better |
| record keeping systems and monitoring software | | | | technology to deal with medical issues will only |
| in an effort to increase productivity and patient | | | | increase. |
| safety. Info technology workers are necessary | | | | |