The Utah State Board of Regents granted approval for Salt
Lake Community College to begin offering a new associate of applied science
degree in Health Information Technology.
The new program at SLCC will train students in medical
records and managing patients’ health information to include medical history,
symptoms, examination results, diagnostic tests, treatment methods and all
other healthcare provider services.
“Health Information
Technology is one of the fastest growing employment opportunities in the
healthcare field, especially in Utah,” said Ruben Rocha, Health Information
Technology program director at SLCC. “The high demand is based on the
transition next year to new codes that will add increased specificity to
clinical diagnoses. The increased need for the degree is also based on different
federal mandates requiring all health organizations to be compliant with several
new regulations. In today’s healthcare environment, the Health
Information Technology program at SLCC is at the forefront of innovation and
implementation.”
The
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the healthcare industry will add
more jobs than any sector through 2018, with healthcare information technology
adding about 50,000 jobs nationally in the near future.
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