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Penn College Health Information Students Advocate on Capitol Hill

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:19:33 +0000

More than 200 members of the American Health Information Management Association gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 19, to deliver important advocacy messages about health information management. Along with members from 41 other state associations – and Daniel K. Christopher, assistant professor and department head for health information at Penn College – students Alia [...]

Powell Week’s Top Women’s Volleyball Player in PSUAC

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:10:15 +0000

Outside hitter Tara M. Powell, of Burgettstown, was named the Penn State University Athletic Conference women’s volleyball Player of the Week for the period ending Sept. 16. In four games, Powell racked up 35 kills and 37 digs for the Wildcats. Penn College went 3-1 on the week with wins against Penn State Hazleton, Penn [...]

Health Information Students Undergo Training, Tour Johns Hopkins

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:35:16 +0000

Students and faculty in Penn College’s Health Information majors have had a busy spring, what with bachelor-degree accreditation, Pennsylvania Cancer Registry training and touring a renowned medical facility. Ten students (as well as faculty members Daniel K. Christopher and Michele M. Budnovitch) recently concluded 24 hours of training over three days: Joseph D. Finkel, Christiana [...]

Penn College’s Health Information Management Major Accredited

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:34:46 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s health information management degree, which advances students into one of today’s fastest-growing career fields, has received national accreditation. The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education, representatives of which toured the college in late January, recently notified Penn College’s School of Business and Computer Technologies that the bachelor-degree [...]

Student Awarded $2,500 Scholarship From Charitable Trust

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:18:07 +0000

A second-year student at Pennsylvania College of Technology majoring in office information technology: medical office information emphasis has been awarded $2,500 from the Bud Lutty Charitable Scholarship Trust. The scholarship for Kelsey A. Coppersmith, a 2008 graduate of Kane Area High School, is one of 18 awarded for the 2009-10 academic year on the basis [...]

Foundation Awards $1,000 Scholarship to Health Information Student

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:45:13 +0000

A student in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s two-year health information technology major has been awarded a merit scholarship from the AHIMA Foundation, the philanthropic and charitable arm of the American Health Information Management Association. Carol E. Withey, of Jersey Shore a frequent dean’s list honoree and recent inductee into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society [...]

New Health Information Degree Tailor-Made for Career Enhancement

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:44 +0000

She has an associate degree from a well-respected institution and a rewarding job with one of the region’s top employers, so what could be more attractive to Kathryn M. Barbera? How about a front-row seat for future advancement in one of the nation’s fastest-growing fields without compromising her current position? Developed especially for working professionals [...]

Speakers Address Health-Care Compliance, Identity Theft

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:35:50 +0000

“Identity Theft and Health-Care Compliances,” the final event in Penn College’s informative observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month , was held Thursday afternoon in the Madigan Library’s second-floor reading loft. Speakers for the event were Monica R. Turri, compliance officer for Susquehanna Health (in left photo), who discussed protection of medical records under the [...]

Penn College Aims to Raise Level of ‘Cyber Security Awareness’

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:43:12 +0000

From background checks to forensic accounting, a variety of informative topics will be discussed at Pennsylvania College of Technology in the coming weeks to mark October’s designation as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. “Cyber security is a topic that concerns everyone. We need to take steps to provide a secure online environment for ourselves,” said [...]