This program is designed to meet the increasing need
for professionally trained Health Information
Technicians in acute care hospitals, clinics, long term
care, and other health care facilities as well as
governmental and private agencies. The two-year A.S.
degree program provides emphasis on record storage
and retrieval, quantitative analysis, coding and
abstracting, legal aspects of health records, health care
statistics, supervision of department personnel, and an
introduction to quality assessment, utilization review,
and risk management.
San Diego Mesa College
Health Information Technology Program website
