Health Informatics
Health informatics professionals gather, code, manage and maintain patient health information. They assign the correct code to each procedure or diagnosis; therefore existing hands on knowledge of the human body is essential.
Education is the key to getting ahead in this rapidly expanding industry. According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), those earning bachelor’s degrees begin at $30,000 to $50,000 and can make $50,000 to $75,000 in five years. And the field is growing! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for medical records and health information technicians are expected to increase 29 percent through 2014.
Look for degrees that help you will learn how to be a confident, contributing professional in the field, taking your healthcare expertise to a whole new level by learning about crucial topics including:
- leadership, team management, negotiation techniques, problem solving
- information delivery: NHII, CMS, standardization, governance, and PHR
- health and clinical data management, Electronic Health Record System architecture
- strategic planning, critical success factors, and implementation
- ethical, legal and social issues in EHR implementation
Many degrees are offered in an accelerated format. Allowing you to earn your bachelor's degree in less than two years.
