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Health Information Technology

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Associate's DegreeAcademic

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The mission of the Health Information Technology (HIT) program is to provide students with the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that will allow them to become ethical, competent health information professionals with entry-level skills and the resources needed to acquire, analyze, maintain, and report accurate and complete health information.

Credits

70 credits

Format

In-Person

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Credentials this program stacks toward

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Florida

    Florida

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageBiologyPsychology

Tasks

  • Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropra
  • Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing
  • Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct th

Technology

Categorization or classification softwareMedical softwareBilling and invoicing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareOffice suite software

Tools

10-key calculatorsBarcode attachment equipmentBarcode scannersCredit card processing machinesDesktop computersDictaphonesEncodersFlat-top scannersLabel printersLaser facsimile machinesLaser printersLight pensMicrofiche viewing machinesMicrofilm viewing machinesMulti-line telephone systems
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium29-2072.00Medical Records Specialiststitle_inference$50,250 median$80,950 top+7.08%1,380
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Patient medical histories — review, compile, and reconcile across multiple encounters with reduced oversight in an outpatient health information department.
  • Diagnostic and procedural codes — assign to routine patient records using classification software and established coding guidelines in a clinical environment.
  • Medical record discrepancies — identify and escalate using critical thinking when reviewing documentation against physician notes in a hospital setting.
  • Voice recognition software output — edit and quality-check transcribed clinical notes to ensure accuracy within a health information workflow.
  • Billing and invoicing records — audit for completeness and coding consistency to reduce claim rejections in a managed care environment.
  • Release-of-information requests — process in compliance with HIPAA regulations and institutional policy with minimal supervisory review.
  • Reading comprehension of clinical documentation — apply to extract relevant diagnostic and treatment data from complex physician reports.
  • Database query software — execute intermediate searches to retrieve, sort, and compile patient data for departmental reporting purposes.
  • Transaction security and virus protection standards — follow established protocols to safeguard electronic health records against unauthorized access.
  • Interdepartmental communication — coordinate records-related inquiries with clinical and billing staff using desktop communications tools and professional written correspondence.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
38%
Placement Rate
83%