Career Opportunities

Health Information Technology

• Careers in the Health Information Management (HIM) fields are expanding with the proliferation of medical tests, treatments, and procedures which will be increasingly scrutinized by third-party payers, regulators, courts, and consumers.
• Hospitals will continue to employ a large percentage of health information technicians.
• Opportunities are also available in managed care organizations, clinics, state and federal agencies, and private companies specializing in HIM solutions.
• Positions for Health Information Technicians are also offered by law firms, long-term care centers, physicians’ offices, correctional facilities, home health agencies, and insurance companies.
• HIM professionals assume a variety of job titles such as HIM director/manager, medical coder, compliance officer, data analyst, and health information specialist.
• Job titles and positions for HIM professionals will evolve as health care enterprises expand their reliance on information systems and technology.