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Health Information Technician Career Overview
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Health Information Technician Job Description
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Health information technicians (also called medical records
technicians) manage, analyze and organize patient medical records and
databases for statistical reports and studies.
They design and manage health information systems to ensure they meet
medical, legal and ethical standards. Seeing that each patient's
medical record is complete, confidential and safeguarded from
individuals not involved with the medical care of the patient are
paramount concerns for health information technicians.

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Education Requirements for Health Information Technicians
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Health information technicians entering the field usually have an
associate degree from a career college or community college.
Experienced technicians may specialize in medical coding, particularly
Medicare coding, or in cancer registry. Most coding and registry
skills are learned on the job. Some schools offer certificates in
coding as part of the associate degree program for health information
technicians.

As of 2009, the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) has
approved eight cancer registry programs in the US and Canada.
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What You'll Study in a Health Information Technology Program
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Health information technology programs vary from school to school, but
most programs cover the following topics:

Medical terminology
Anatomy and physiology

Legal aspects of health information
Coding and abstraction of data

Computer science
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Health Information Technician Licensing
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Most employers prefer to hire Registered Health Information
Technicians (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrators
(RHIA), who have passed the written certification examinations offered
by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

In order to qualify to take either the RHIT or RHIA examination, a
person must graduate from a 2-year associate degree program accredited
by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and
Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Health information technicians who receive their training on the job
or from non-CAHIIM-accredited programs are not eligible to take the
examination. There are currently 243 CAHIIM-accredited programs for
health information technicians and administrators.

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