Southwest Tech Online, Associate in Health Information Technology (HIT)

Southwest Tech,
1800 Bronson Boulevard,
Fennimore, WI 53809,

T: (608) 822.3262,
Toll Free: (800.362.3322,

Health information technology management (HIT), is the practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information. The health care industry depends on electronic information systems. As health data becomes more digitized, opportunities are created for trained health information technicians with the skills and knowledge to collect, analyze, monitor, maintain and report health data according to established data quality principles, legal and information security standards and professional best-practice guidelines. The Health Information Technology program will prepare you to become an expert in patient health data management.