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It looks ok I suppose. Medical IT has always been hot but it's been getting hotter (of course all industries say this) because A) The lack of a universal , unified health record, B) organizations who still use paper records and want to move to an electronic medical record system and most importantly C) proper protection of PII and HIPAA compliance . So is there good reason why there should be good demand? Sure. But is there an actual demand? I think so, but take my advice with a grain of salt. I've done a lot of research on EMR but i'm not in the business.
This is a great degree, but I highly recommend you go to a university "in the middle" of it. You want to stick to universities near DC. Consider JHU. They're a decent school.
I don't know if WGU will have the contracts with all the government health informatics work that you'll need to learn and gain experience.
This is a great degree, but I highly recommend you go to a university "in the middle" of it. You want to stick to universities near DC. Consider JHU. They're a decent school.
I don't know if WGU will have the contracts with all the government health informatics work that you'll need to learn and gain experience.
Not many schools offer it and I work pretty tough hours. By the time I get home its 7pm so I can't attend night classes. The program is accredited and that's good. I'm looking to do a online course, I live in south Florida.
I am a business analyst and right now they are predicting a large deficit of IT people (especially BAs and PMs) due to the changes to health care laws. So yes, it's a growing field! I don't know for how long, but seeing as IT is growing while many other professions are taken away due to technology, I'd prefer to be on this side of things.
I'm currently in the Health IT field. I'm unsure what your degree is for -- is it back end programming or is it front end training?
I'm on the front end training and education side of health IT. Jobs are hard to come by for people with no work experience, and/or no experience with the EHR systems. The pay is good, but you have to travel fairly often.
I'm currently in the Health IT field. I'm unsure what your degree is for -- is it back end programming or is it front end training?
I'm on the front end training and education side of health IT. Jobs are hard to come by for people with no work experience, and/or no experience with the EHR systems. The pay is good, but you have to travel fairly often.
Please check out the courses in the link, I don't know much about the field. I work at a school currently as a document scanner, I'm trying to prepare for my N+ and look for some helpdesk jobs in the meantime.
I just wanted some info on the career choice and if it's a good move. I have a A.S in Networking and was looking at a BS degree.
Please check out the courses in the link, I don't know much about the field. I work at a school currently as a document scanner, I'm trying to prepare for my N+ and look for some helpdesk jobs in the meantime.
I just wanted some info on the career choice and if it's a good move. I have a A.S in Networking and was looking at a BS degree.
Sorry about that.
I wish I could help you more. It looks like that degree is more back-end than front end. The manta of front-end seems to be not to learn what the doctors + staff know, but to help the doctors and their staff in understanding technology. (A link to the general program if you're interested.)
Regardless of what you decide to do, HCIT is hard to get into. You have to get some experience and know the right people, whether this means volunteering at a hospital with an EHR or working as help desk 1 at an EHR vendor or even a hospital network.
I wish I could help you more. It looks like that degree is more back-end than front end. The manta of front-end seems to be not to learn what the doctors + staff know, but to help the doctors and their staff in understanding technology. (A link to the general program if you're interested.)
Regardless of what you decide to do, HCIT is hard to get into. You have to get some experience and know the right people, whether this means volunteering at a hospital with an EHR or working as help desk 1 at an EHR vendor or even a hospital network.
Thanks, the course comes with a internship, it's all done online then you intern in a hospital. I agree it's more back end. I'm starting a new career at 37 so I wanted something easy to get into that's not a crapshoot if you know what I mean.
I'm currently in the Health IT field. I'm unsure what your degree is for -- is it back end programming or is it front end training?
I'm on the front end training and education side of health IT. Jobs are hard to come by for people with no work experience, and/or no experience with the EHR systems. The pay is good, but you have to travel fairly often.
So how do Health IT and Health Info Mgmt differ? are you taught the same skills and systems? can an IT worker code EHR?
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