Office Information Technology

Office Information Technology Majors

If you are interested in a health-related career, but perhaps not direct patient contact, consider this two-year associate degree.

Health information technicians perform a variety of technical functions:

Organize, analyze, and evaluate content of health records for completeness and accuracy
Collect, validate, and analyze health data
Assign diagnosis and procedure codes used for health-care reimbursement and statistical purposes
Answer inquiries from insurance companies, and for legal and governmental purposes
Supervise health record processing personnel

A growing health-care industry spurs job opportunities for medical office professionals.

Specific career-focused emphasis in a medical environment may include:

Responsibilities may include:

Transcribing dictation
Preparing correspondence
Assisting medical personnel with reports, speeches, articles, and conference proceedings
Integrated computer software applications
Desktop publishing
Project management
Support service management
Introductory microcomputer maintenance
Training employees
Conducting research
Preparing statistical reports

Specific career-focused emphasis for specific office environments. Some career-focused possibilities include:

Responsibilities may include: