Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology

Alamo Colleges District

The Health Information Technology program trains students to work as Health Information Technicians. As a Health Information Technician, you will work in a healthcare facility or a healthcare-related business reviewing health records for completeness, abstracting pertinent data, entering pertinent data, locating and/or releasing health information, reviewing health records for medical necessity documentation, coding and classifying diagnoses and procedures, and being a team leader or front-line supervisor. The mission of the Health Information Technology (HIT) program is to provide an environment fostering excellence in technical achievement while remaining responsive to the needs of the community. The mission is fulfilled by providing education and training that assures the demonstration of health information entry-level competencies by the graduates of the Health Information Technology program. The Health Information Technician (HIT) program prepares graduates to accomplish technical job functions in the health information management department at several healthcare facilities and services. With a degree in health information technology, graduates can work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, health insurance companies, state, and local government healthcare agencies, and other companies that provide patient care services. Health information professionals are a vital resource in reviewing and reporting data collected during a patient encounter. Patient data must be complete, accurate, timely, and secure for patient care, healthcare reporting, and reimbursement. The Health Information Technology program at St. Philip’s College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology.

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