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Health Care Information Technology is the intersection of information science, computer science, and healthcare. It deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition storage, retrieval and use of information in health and sbiomedicine. Health Care Information Technology tools include not only computers, but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information & communications systems. It is applied to the areas of clinical care, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and both medical & biomedical research.
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Health Care Information Technology Program
Health Care Information Technology is the intersection of information science, computer science, and healthcare. It deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition storage, retrieval and use of information in health and sbiomedicine. Health Care Information Technology tools include not only computers, but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information & communications systems. It is applied to the areas of clinical care, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and both medical & biomedical research.
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Non-Credit Certificate Program Requirements The Health Care Information Technology certificate program requires successful completion of five (5) required courses and one (1) elective courses. Required Courses T2010 - Introduction to Health Care Information Technology (HIT) T2020 - Security, Privacy, and Regulation Issues in HIT T2030 - Healthcare Data Warehousing & Analytics T2040 - Healthcare Projects: Processes, Controls, and Quality T2085 - Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Implementation Elective Courses T2050 - Introduction to Database Design & SQL Programming T2060 - Fundamentals of Health Informatics T2090 - Introduction to Healthcare Studies Related Courses (Note: Not Part of the Certificate Program) H8102 - Pharmacy Technician T2095 - Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Coding and Billing |