Health Information Technology
| Contact Information | Phone Numbers | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaniqua Neal, Richland College Rosa Rosales, Mountain View College Information Line: |
972-238-3703 214-860-3630 972-238-6950 |
sneal@dcccd.edu rrosales@dcccd.edu HIT@dcccd.edu |
Overview
By 2015 healthcare practitioners will be required to have electronic health record (EHR) capability. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Education, and independent studies indicate a shortfall over the next five years of approximately 50,000 qualified health IT workers required to meet the needs of hospitals and physicians as they move to adopt electronic health care systems.
A health IT professional is someone who is qualified to support the adoption and implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), information exchange across health care providers and public health authorities, and the redesign of workflows within health care settings to gain the quality and efficiency benefits of EHRs.
Dallas County Community College, Temple College and Austin Community Colleges offer an intensive online CE program training six (6) various Health IT workforce roles and is designed for self motivated experienced Health Care and IT professionals that can be completed in less than six (6) months.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to sit for the national competency exam developed by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Graduates will find employment with health care institutions, physician offices, and vendors of EHRs.
Workforce Roles
Student will focus on one of the following workforce roles:
- Practice workflow and information management redesign specialist
- Clinician/practitioner Consultant
- Implementation Support Specialist
- Implementation Manager
- Technical/Software Support Staff
- Trainer
Admission Procedures
- Qualified applicants must meet pre-assessment criteria (Documentation of a "C" average or above in previous college coursework, or approved scores on college assessment exams).
- Qualified applicants must have background experience in IT or Healthcare.
- Qualified applicants must have basic computer and software knowledge.
- Submit application, resume, and college transcripts to Shaniqua Neal via email, fax, or, mail at sneal@dcccd.edu, Fax: 972-761-6793, Richland College, 12800 Abrams Rd., Dallas, TX 75243. Please send all correspondence to the attention of Shaniqua Neal, MSHP Division.