Health Information Technology

in cooperation with Camden County College

The A.A.S. degree in Health Information Technology, offered jointly with Camden County College, is designed for the student seeking a professional career based in the healthcare arena. Health information technology deals with the gathering, storage, and abstraction of health data that can be transformed into meaningful and useful information utilized by various professionals for a variety of purposes.

Students educated in the field can perform various job duties and are employed in a variety of settings. Acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, insurance agencies, and pharmaceutical companies are just a sampling of employers. Positions include EHR (electronic health records) specialist, clinical data specialist, medical record coder, APC (ambulatory payment classification) coordinator, privacy officer, compliance specialist, and data quality manager.