Overview
About the Program
Students who complete the Clinical Health Informatics Certificate at MTC are prepared to take the A+ Certification exam through CompTIA. “As the nation moves toward industry-wide adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects a shortage of about 50,000 qualified health IT workers to meet the needs of hospitals and healthcare affiliates. Health Information Management is the body of knowledge and practice that ensures the availability of health information to facilitate real-time healthcare delivery and critical health-related decision making for multiple purposes across diverse organizations, settings, and disciplines. Health Information Technology is a blend between business, science, and information technologies.
Learning Outcomes
- Select hardware and software and use software applications and technology in the completion of Health Information Management processes.
- Participate in the planning, design, selection, implementation, integration, testing, evaluation, and support for EHRs including the installation, usage and maintenance of the EHRs.
- Apply knowledge of database architecture and design (such as data dictionary) to meet departmental needs.
- Use appropriate electronic or imaging technology for data/record storage.
- Query and generate reports to facilitate information retrieval using appropriate software.
- Assess workflows, work with vendors, install and test systems, diagnose IT problems, and train staff on systems
- Apply legal principles, policies, regulations and standards for the control, use, and dissemination of healthcare information.
- Apply principles of supervision and leadership and the tools used to effectively manage human, financial, and physical resources.
- Recognize and problem-solve situations within the healthcare environment.
Who is the CAHIMS credential for?
- Individuals looking to work in a healthcare setting or mid-level professionals seeking career change.
- Those who want to learn more about health IT, including clinicians.
- Non-IT Professionals, working in other departments, who work as an extension of the IT department
- Those enrolled in an academic program at the undergraduate or graduate level, i.e. healthcare informatics, CAHME-accredited programs, master’s in healthcare administration, or other students.
- Veterans returning from active duty.
Occupational Certification Opportunities
- A+ Certification (submitted CAHIMS and CHTS to OBR on 5/30/14)
Application Requirements – Limited Enrollment
- MTC Application for Admission and nonrefundable application fee.
- American College Test (ACT) scores with a minimum composite score of 18, or successful completion of college-level required program courses with a minimum accumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
- Successful completion of the ACT or Basic Skills Assessment (Next Gen Accuplacer in reading, writing, and mathematics.
- Final high school transcript (or GED results) and college transcripts (if applicable).
- A minimum 2.5 accumulative grade point average (GPA) in high school or college-level courses (whichever is most recent).
- Completed Health Informatics Technology Certificate application.
If required, college foundation courses are available to help you meet any specialized program admission requirements.
A complete listing of all requirements and policies/procedures for the program is available in the Health Information Technology Handbook.
Career Opportunities
- Information Security Analysts
- Database Administrators
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- Medical Secretaries
- Data Entry Keyers
- Informatics Nurse Specialists
Curriculum
The following is a typical course sequence for completing this program. The actual time needed to complete the program will vary according to each student’s individual needs.
CIT1351, IT Essentials/A+ and MGT2510 Project Management — These two courses are not offered online and are offered on-campus only.
CIS1351, IT Essentials/A+ Students are presented with the information required to sit for their COMPTia A+ certification exams. CIT1350 introduces the student the main concepts behind computer hardware and software. Customer service and computer troubleshooting and repair are the primary focus of this course. 3 Credit Hours. Prerequisite: OIS1200 or successful completion of the Technology Skills Test (TST).
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
| HIT2200 | Health Information Technology Systems | 4 |
| HIT2500 | Health Infor Mgt & Data Governance | 3 |
| HIT2400 | HIT Quality Assessment | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: 35