A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. Includes instruction in clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements; database management; data coding and validation; information security; quality control; health information content and structure; medical business procedures; and legal requirements.
| A major in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 2
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Gwynedd Mercy College
Gwynedd Valley, PA | 2
(0.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Franklin University
Columbus, OH | 3
(0.3%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.