Health Information Technology

What is Health Information Technology?

Are you interested in a career in a growing field? Would you like to learn the most up-to-date patient-record technology in the medical field? Do you enjoy being in an office environment? Would you like the opportunity to work from home? If so, the Health Information Technology program may be the perfect fit for you!

Accreditation: The Health Information Technology program at Gateway Community & Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAAHIIM). CAHIIM can be reached at www.cahiim.org, or at 233 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150, Chicago, IL. 60602-5800, 312-233-1100.

Graduates with a HIT Associate degree are eligible to take the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) examination.

average base pay $34,842

low: $23k med: $35k high: $55k

Most required Health Information Technology courses are offered as hybrid courses (50% online and 50% in classroom.) All courses for this program are held at our Edgewood campus and are typically scheduled in the evenings

What are my career choices?

Clinical Coding Specialist
Medical Records Technician
Health Information Management Director
Patient Information Coordinator
Release of Information Specialist

Insurance Claims Analyst
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Medical Billing Specialist
Health Data Analyst

Health Information Technology Career	Median Annual Salary^ⓘBased on research conducted by the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS) in 2016 for the state of Kentucky.
Release of Information Data Specialist	$29,522
HIT Coding	$34,842
Health Information Technology	$34,842

Where can I work?

Bottom Line Systems
CompMed
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Medical Center
The Dermatology Center
HealthPoint

NorthKey Community Care
OrthoCincy
Riverhills Healthcare, Inc.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
St. Elizabeth Physicians
Tri-State Gastroenterology
The Urology Group

What are my degree, diploma, or certificate options?

HIT Coursemap

AAS Health Information Technology

Advising Degree Plan

HIT Coding Certificate

Release of Information Data Specialist Certificate

Advising Certificate Plan

Length of Program

You can earn an associate in applied science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.

This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog. You should always choose classes in cooperation with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.

Program Statistics for 2016-2017

Attrition rate: 54%
Retention rate: 46%
Graduation rate: 27%
Job placement rate: 85% of graduates are working in the healthcare field