Medical Information Technology: Health Careers

Medical Information Technology is a category that includes medical administrative support staff in health care facilities. Maintaining accurate patient records, recording proper information to meet compliance requirements and processing payments are some of the responsibilities of administrative support staff. Medical information Technology has become an essential element of the medical industry. Each year thousands of new job opportunities are available for those seeking initial employment as well as for those experienced in medical office work. Employment opportunities and placements of medical administrative support staff students have been exceptionally good. Conservative predictions indicate that the need for qualified administrative support staff will not diminish, but the demand will far exceed the supply for many years.

Medical Coding and Insurance Specialist

• MSU-Bottineau

Medical Billing and Coding

• Turtle Mountain Community College

Medical Information Technology

• United Tribes Technical College
• Williston State College (112kb pdf)

Job Opportunities

• Job Service North Dakota

Professional Associations

• NCCIS - National Certified Coding and Insurance Specialist

Resources

• MSU - Bottineau Medical Programs (364kb ppt)
• Medical Billing and Coding (192kb ppt)
• Health Information Management (92kb ppt)

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