Program offered is an Associate.

Upgrade your knowledge and skills to be compatible with the needs for industry-relevant IT professionals in healthcare.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase by 20 percent, much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018, and technicians with a strong understanding of technology and computer software will be in particularly high demand*.

Ultimate Medical Academy's (UMA) Associate of Science in Health Information Technology degree program has been designed to provide students with a solid foundation in analytical, technical and management skills associated with health information. Through practical approaches and professional domains, students will acquire essential, entry-level competencies to support the principles and management of health information technologies.

Health information technology is one of the health-related occupations in which there is no direct hands-on patient care. Technicians typically work in offices, hospitals, nursing care facilities, outpatient care centers, offices of physicians, and certain areas of the government.

Source: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm

What You Can Learn

The UMA Health Information Technology associate degree program offers a career-focused curriculum that combines general education courses with specialized training in approximately 17 months, that can teach you how to:

• Provide reliable and valid information that drives healthcare.
• Use Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR) software to maintain data on patient safety, patterns of disease, and disease treatment and outcomes.
• Apply healthcare laws, regulations and ethics to the process of releasing medical information.
• Play a key role in preparing, analyzing and maintaining health records to ensure privacy and security of health data.
• Demonstrate skills in the entry and retrieval of health information, using an electronic record system or imaging record technology.
• Be proficient in written and oral communication.
• Understand the importance and application of life skills and professional career development.

For information on student graduation rates, retention and place rates, and student financial obligations, visit http://www.ultimatemedical.edu/consumerinfo.pdf

Ultimate Medical Academy is ABHES accredited. ABHES is the only agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as both an institutional and specialized accreditor focusing on health care education and training.