Health Information Technology (Medical Records) Department

Faculty | About the Profession | Training Program

The Health Information Technology (HIT) program enables students to develop the technical skills necessary for managing health information within the healthcare delivery system. The health information field has employment opportunities in hospitals,long term care facilities, ambulatory care facilities, and private industry.

Upon successful completion of this program, the graduate is eligible to write the national accreditation examination and upon successful passing of this exam, receive the RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) credentials. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), located at 919 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611, www.ahima.org

The following are the basic requirements for admission to the Health Information Technology (HIT) Program:

• High School graduation or GED equivalence
• Interview with Chairperson
• CPT scores of 95 on sentence skills and 83 on reading comprehension, and 36 on arithmetic.
• Criminal Background Check

Students must contact Annette Bigalk, HIT Program Chair, healthinfotech@arapahoe.edu for counseling and program planning prior to enrolling in any courses that are part of the HIT curriculum.

Faculty | About the Profession | Training Program