NAU's Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology (HIT)
is an excellent career choice if you see yourself working in the in-demand
health care field, but not directly with patients. As a graduate of this
program, it may be your job to verify the completeness and accuracy of medical
records and data entry into computer systems to ensure medical record quality;
to use technology to analyze for quality and efficiency of patient care; to code
patient diagnoses and procedures for research or reimbursement purposes; or to
work in specialized registries that maintain data for medical research.
NAU
is currently pursuing program accreditation through the Commission on
Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
(CAHIIM) to allow graduates of the HIT program to be eligible to take the
certification examination offered by the American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) to become a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).