Health Information Technology

What is Health Information Technology (HIT)?

Health Information Technology (HIT) represents healthcare, business, and technology. HIT professionals organize and manage health information by ensuring its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security. They safeguard protected health information throughout organizations. The increasing use of electronic health records (EHR) will continue to broaden the job responsibilities of health information technicians. HIT Professionals can specialize in many aspects of health information including medical billing and coding, data analytics, privacy and security, release of information, revenue cycle, clinical documentation improvement, and much more!

The two-year hybrid HIT Program is dedicated to producing competent health care professionals. Careers in Health Information Technology offer a variety of exciting opportunities for graduates.  After successful completion of the program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification.

The Health Information Management accreditor of Jefferson College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College's accreditation for the A.A.S. degree in Health information Technology has been reaffirmed through 2023. All inquiries about the program's accreditation should be directed by mail to:

CAHIIM
200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100
Chicago, Illinois 60601
By phone: 312-235-3255
By email: info@cahiim.org
www.cahiim.org

To learn more about becoming a Jefferson College Viking, visit https://www.jeffco.edu/Getting-Started or contact our Office of Admissions at 636-481-3235 or admissions@jeffco.edu.

Please note that students will take and must pass a drug screen and background check for the HIT 260 course.