Overview The Biomedical Informatics Technician (BIT) program prepares individuals to be job-ready for the emerging world of electronic, comprehensive health record management, and application. Biomedical informatics technicians use computer programs and established methods to securely process, compile, maintain, and report electronic health information data for patient care, reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment, and research. Students will learn to abstract and code clinical data using proper classifications systems and analyze health records according to established protocols and standards. Biomedical informatics technicians may also be responsible for supervision of the various components of the health information system. The BIT program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Six Sigma Green Belt certification can be achieved by completing the following courses (three of which are required in the program): Managing for Quality, Introductory Statistics, Applied Data Analysis, Project Management, and the Green Belt certification course. Students are required to purchase a subscription to the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) Virtual Lab when registering for the following 530 courses: Medical Records, Electronic Medical Records, CPT Coding for Biomedical Informatics Technicians, Health Data Analysis and Performance Improvement, Advanced Coding and Clinical Experience. The subscription provides the student with access to software and data needed for lab activities. Lab subscription cost is $85 for the academic year or $60 per semester. Subscription packets are obtained directly from AHIMA (https://secure.ahima.org/VLab/Login.aspx). The Biomedical Informatics Technician is an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree program and is offered at the Marshfield campus. However, most classes are offered online and are not location dependent. |
