Delaware Health Informatics – DE
Health Informatics professionals in Delaware collect, model, protect, and analyze medical data. Their job tasks range from coding to reimbursement to developing data-management algorithms. From 2008-2018, the field is projected to increase far greater than the average rate, with a 20% increase in the number of jobs available. These jobs are available in a growing number of unique settings, such as emergency care facilities, mental health institutions, rehab facilities, prisons, government, legal counsel, and education.
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Delaware Health Informatics Certification and Training
The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics & Information Management Education, or CAHIIM, is the most respected authority in the field. They administer the examinations to certify professionals at the Associate’s Degree level as RHIT (Registered Health Information Technicians). At the Bachelor’s or Master’s level, CAHIIM also provides the certification for Registered Health Information Administrators, or RHIA. Certification by CAHIIM at either level allows a professional to join Delaware’s chapter of AHIMA, the American Health Information Management Association. AHIMA members have a connection to a community of the best professionals in the field, in addition to access to the latest changes in the field and exclusive networking opportunities and job boards. See the Delaware chapter’s website for additional information, http://www.ahima.org/about/delaware.aspx. In Delaware, there are no programs accredited by CAHIIM. Associate’s Degree programs in neighboring Maryland include Baltimore City Community College, the Community College of Baltimore County, and Montgomery College in Takoma Park. Below you will find a number of additional schools that offer health info tech and health information systems degrees online.
Delaware Health Informatics Salary Information
In Delaware, at the Associate’s Degree level, the average RHIT earns $15.30 hourly, or $31,800 a year. In the top 10th percentile, workers with years of experience earn as much as $22.45 hourly, or $46,700 annually. At the Bachelor’s Degree level, RHIA’s are highly in demand in Delaware, as the state does not have any schools offering the degree. One option to overcome this is to enroll in an online informatics or information systems program. Below you will find a number of options that are readily accepting students from Delaware. RHIA’s in Delaware earn an average of $42.982 an hour, or $89,400 a year. The advanced professionals with years of experience earn up to $61.58 hourly, or about $128,000 annually.
*Salary Data: Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Earnings Statistics