
Associate of Applied Science Degree Medical Informatics
A degree in Medical Informatics enables graduates to secure employment in a wide variety of computer technician positions in healthcare settings. Students learn effective written and oral communication of technical and non-technical information; protective security tools and applications; federal, state, and local laws affecting medical office technologies; and electronic reimbursement and billing practices. Graduates can be employed as medical/hospital help desk technicians, desktop support technicians, and implementation support specialists.
Features:
- Students choose General Education courses in a time format that meets their needs—traditional day or evening courses, hybrid or online courses.
- Core Program courses are delivered in an online format to help provide work/life balance.
Program Core Courses:
- Introduction to Health Information Technology
- Medical Terminology
- Healthcare Legal and Ethical Issues
- Health Science Supervisor Management
- Computer Applications
- Beginning HTML & CSS
- Database Concepts
- Health Information Computer Applications
- Project Design and Management
- Introduction to Linux