As more hospitals and physician practices move toward deploying EMRs to obtain meaningful use incentive payments, there has been a growing need for workers with expertise in working with and understanding the technology.
College programs can focus on a range of training areas, including clinical work, information technology and leadership, according to the news report. Follow-up questionnaires of recent graduates from health IT college programs show many of the graduates enter into part-time or full-time employment as coding specialists, health information technicians and medical records associates.
Read the news report about EMR training for college students.
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