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Health Information Technology

Wallace State Community College

Associate's Degree

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Health Information Technology program prepares students for CAHIIM-accredited careers as health information technicians. Coursework covers medical terminology, healthcare data management, ICD-10 coding, electronic health records, and health information management.

Credits

70 credits

Format

In-Person

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Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionComplex Problem SolvingWritingSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningJudgment and Decision MakingActive Learning

Knowledge

Computers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageMedicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Written ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionFluency of IdeasOriginalityInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers,
  • Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolu
  • Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of pa

Technology

Medical softwareData base management system softwareObject or component oriented development softwareGeographic information systemAnalytical or scientific software

Tools

Desktop computersLaptop computersLiquid crystal display LCD projectorsMedical image database systemsMulti-line telephone systemsOverhead projectorsPersonal computersTablet computers

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Health Informatics Specialists15-1211.01
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Patient and nursing care data — analyze using database query and analytical software to identify trends and recommend service improvements with moderate oversight in a clinical environment.
  • Health information technology applications — design and implement routine solutions for defined clinical or administrative workflow problems in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Privacy and security policy documentation — develop and apply updated organizational policies to protect patient information in compliance with regulatory standards across a health system.
  • Object-oriented and web platform development tools — use to build or modify informatics components that translate nursing practice requirements into functional system specifications.
  • Nursing informatics solutions — evaluate performance against established metrics and document findings to support iterative improvement cycles in a multi-department health care setting.
  • Health IT data structures — select and configure appropriate configurations to support nurses' data management needs with reduced direction from project leadership.
  • Interdisciplinary informatics projects — coordinate timelines and deliverables across nursing, IT, and administration stakeholders, applying time management and coordination skills in a health network.
  • Systems analysis methods — apply to identify gaps between current clinical workflows and health information technology capabilities in an acute care or ambulatory environment.
  • Staff and end-user training materials — develop and deliver using computer-based training software to support adoption of new health informatics tools among nursing and clinical staff.
  • Clinical decision-support mechanisms — test and refine using structured evaluation frameworks to validate accuracy and usability within an operational electronic health record system.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
56%
Placement Rate
43%