Indiana Health Informatics – IN
Health Informatics is the career path that combines information technology, healthcare, and computer science. Health Informatics professionals collect, analyze, organize, and model medical data. They are additionally responsible for protecting the privacy of patient data and for medical billing and reimbursement. This field is growing faster than the national rate, with a projected 20% increase from 2008-2018. Workers find jobs in a wide array of settings, from emergency care to hospitals to prisons, mental health facilities, rehabilitation facilities, senior citizen homes, government, education, and legal counsel.
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Health Info Tech & Health Information Manager Certification – IN
The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics & Information Management, or CAHIIM , sets the industry standards for quality. They accredit the top Health Informatics programs in the country, besides providing certification through examination for Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT) and Registered Health Information Managers (RHIA). Only graduates of CAHIIM approved programs are eligible for RHIT or RHIA testing. These certifications improve the job outlook in an already strong field. Certification by CAHIIM makes a professional eligible to join the Indiana chapter of AHIMA, the American Health Information Management Association. AHIMA connects the top professionals in the field, along with providing the latest information in the field and access to exclusive AHIMA-only job listings. For more information, visit the Indiana AHIMA website, www.ihima.org.
Health Informatics Degree Options – IN
At the Associate’s Degree level, graduates of CAHIIM accredited programs are eligible for the testing for RHIT. In Indiana, approved Associate’s programs include Indiana University Northwest, ITT Technical Institute—Indianapolis, National College—Indianapolis, and Vincennes University. Additionally, Ivy Tech Community College offers programs at its campuses in Bloomington and in Indianapolis at their Lawrence Campus. These programs introduce students to all aspects of the field, with coursework in biology, human anatomy & physiology, medical terms, medical coding, legal aspects of health care, pharmacology, and reimbursement procedures. At the Bachelor’s Degree level, Indiana University School of Informatics offers an approved Health Information Management program. Bachelor’s programs are more in depth than two year programs, with a focus on more advanced aspects of the field. Bachelor’s degree students take significant coursework data analysis, data management, and human resource management.
Health Informatics Salary Information – Indiana
At the RHIT (registered health info tech) level in Illinois, the average professional earns $14.90 hourly, or approximately $31,000 yearly. In the top pay bracket, professionals with years of experience earn up to $22.00 per hour, or $45,900 a year. RHIA’s have a greater earning potential, with the average professional earning $37.643 per hour, or $78,000 a year. In the top 10% of the pay scale, experienced professionals earn up to $55.41 hourly, or $115,000 yearly.
*Salary Data: Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Earnings Statistics
Below you will find an number of schools throughout Indiana that offer health informatics programs both online and on campus. Request information from the schools that interest you to receive more detailed inforamtion about enrollment, curriculum, financial aide and more.