Health Information TechnologyAssociate Degree
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Study Health Information Technology
— at home, at your own pace, with
Penn Foster College.
There are certain skills you need to begin a career in Health Information Technology. The Penn Foster College Health Information Technology Associate Degree Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.
You’ll learn about:
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
- Law and ethics in medicine
- Medical coding
- And much more
And you’ll learn it all at
home — no classroom needed!
Start a rewarding career in the growing field of Health Information Technology.
Why earn a distance learning Associate Degree? You need to learn the data coding
and analyzing skills required — then, with the
right credentials, you can work at a:
- Hospital
- Nursing Home
- Medical Group Practice
- Home Health Agency
Demand
for Health Information Technology
professionals is on the increase,
due to growth in the number of medical
tests, treatments, and procedures.
Increasing scrutiny by third-party
insurance payers, regulators, courts,
and consumers will lead to a 29%
increase in jobs by 2014!*
Additional Certification Eligibility
Graduates of Penn Foster College's Health Information Technology Associate Degree Program may sit for the Certified Coding Associate or the CCS Certified Coding Specialist credential exams offered by the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association). Graduates are also eligible to sit for the Certified Professional Coder examination offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders.
Contact Penn Foster College Today.
We’ll send you FREE information with absolutely
no obligation! Find out more about our complete
Health Information Technology Associate Degree Program,
which includes:
- Textbooks, study guides, and graded projects that let you apply what you’ve learned
- Unlimited instructional support
- Access to student services by website, phone, and mail
Get more information today and
in as little as two years from enrollment,
you can be a professional in the
field of Health Information Technology!
*Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2014. Source: “National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix,” a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
