Health Information Management
Health Information Management is a
multi-skilled healthcare profession. Every year healthcare facilities such
as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and physicians' offices demand more
highly skilled health information personnel to function as critical members
of the healthcare team to help in the storage, retrieval, coding, and
processing of medical information.
NTI's Health Information
Specialist program provides students with the most up-to-date HIPAA and
insurance bylaws, rules, and regulations. Hands-on training and utilization
of a computer billing simulation enhance the program and result in a
comprehensive understanding of medical coding and billing. This program also
features advanced training in medical transcription, terminology, and
anatomy and physiology, Mathematics for Business and Finance, and an
Introduction to Biology.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
The Health
Information Management program is designed to prepare students in the health
information field. The program gives students the tools to work in a wide
variety of health care positions upon graduation, including health
information management, Medical coding and billing, with emphasis on
electronic health records, medical transcription, health insurance, and
consulting.
This program also prepares student for national
certification.
JOB OUTLOOK
Due to the nation's massive
increase of an aging population, the Health Services industry is
experiencing a strong demand for Healthcare Professionals:
The health
services industry will experience job growth of 25% between now and 2010.*
Employment opportunities for medical records and health information
technicians are expected to grow by 49% from now through 2010.*
Medical
records and health information technician is listed as one of the Top 10
Fastest Growing careers.*
*US Bureau of Labor Statistics
COURSE DELIVERY
Everyone learns differently. NTI’s exclusive
"FLEX-TRAIN" was designed to address each student’s individual learning
style and rate. Our unique blended learning format was created especially
for adult learners, and offers a high degree of flexibility. This innovative
and successful approach sets NTI apart from other schools.
Our
programs allow you to progress through material with the aid of one-on-one
instruction, multimedia software, interactive courseware, and measurement
testing. And because our learning model is so flexible, NTI students can
match their training schedule to the demands of their personal lives.
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To speak to an admissions representative about registering, or program
scheduling, call us at:
800-447-1151