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Career Specific Information
In 2008, the healthcare sector added 419,000 jobs and the outlook for this industry remains strong. The employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase by 18% through 2016, which is faster than the average. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this increase is due to the rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by health insurance companies, regulators, courts and consumers. Also, technicians will be needed to enter patient information into computer databases to comply with Federal legislation mandating the use of electronic medical records.
10-year Job Growth Forecast
In the next 10 years, the medical records and health information technician field is projected to grow by more than 30,000 positions, which is an 18% increase.
Total number of new jobs and replacement jobs
*2016 total jobs is an estimate
Average Salaries
If you choose to work in the medical records and health information technician field, you can expect to earn:
The top 10% earn:
$50,060
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The upper 25% earn:
$39,490
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The median earn:
$30,610
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The lower 25% earn:
$24,290
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*Total compensation includes bonus. Salaries listed are dependent on prior experiences as well as the number of years of seniority.
Job Market
In 2006, there were more than 107,000 positions in the field of medical records and health information.
Available positions include:
- Medical Coder or Biller (entry level)
- Medical Claims Analyst (entry level)
- Medical Billing Clerk (entry level)
- Medical Reports Specialist
If you are using military Tuition Assistance or Veterans Affairs benefits, you may not use those benefits to pay for a Certificate of Learning unless the courses within the Certificate of Learning are completed as part of an enrolled undergraduate degree program.
Certificate of Learning Description
The Certificate of Learning in Medical Coding and Billing is a certificate that may be earned within the Associate of Applied Science Medical Coding and Billing degree program after completing 28 credit hours. This enables the student to take the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam; a beginning coding industry certification. Students may then choose to continue at Grantham to finish the courses required to complete the Associate of Applied Science Medical Coding and Billing degree.
If you are using military Tuition Assistance or Veterans Affairs benefits, you may not use those benefits to pay for a Certificate of Learning unless the courses within the Certificate of Learning are completed as part of an enrolled undergraduate degree program.
Course Highlights & Curriculum
| BIO113 |
Anatomy & Physiology |
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BIO117 |
Introduction to Pharmacotherapy |
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CS205 |
Computer Software Applications in Healthcare |
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AH212 |
Basic Diagnosis Coding Systems |
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AH213 |
Basic Procedure Coding Systems |
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AH214 |
Reimbursement Methodologies |
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