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SCC
students place at state meeting
Eight
Health Information Technology second year students attended
the 56th Annual NC Health Information Management Association
(NCHIMA) in Charlotte last week. Funds for the trip
came from money raised by the HIT club and from a Beyond
the Classroom grant from Verizon.
This
year, NCHIMA hosted the first student Academic Challenge.
The requirements were that the students had to graduate
by August 2006
and
be a student member of the national chapter of AHIMA.
This was open to all HIT students in North Carolina.
A total of 103 qualified students attended the meeting.
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on photo to enlarge
Health
Information Technology students from Southwestern
Community College and their instructor, Penny
Wells, recently attended the annual state Health
Information Management Association in Charlotte
with two students placing in the event. Attending
were, left to right, front: Karen Roberts, Robbinsville,
Tammy Sullivan, Maggie Valley, Sharon Bryson,
Franklin; back row, Aime Harris, Sylva; Jennifer
Edwards, Canton, Stephanie Leija, Whittier, Brett
Trull, Franklin; and Julie Phillips, Cullowhee.
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The state meeting included a competitive event at which
two SCC students placed. Brett Trull finished first
and received the grand prize, payment of the RHIT (Registered
Health Information Technician) examination to become
nationally registered. Also, Aime Harris finished second
and received a $100 gift basket.
Through the HIT program at SCC, students gain the skills
to process, analyze and report health information. HIT
graduates can supervise departmental functions; classify,
code and index diagnoses and procedures; coordinate
information for cost control, quality management, statistics,
marketing, and planning; monitor governmental and non-governmental
standards; facilitate research; and design system controls
to monitor patient information security.
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates
are eligible to take the national certification examination
to become a Registered Health Information Technician
(RHIT). Graduates with the coding diploma, may choose
to take a national coding certification examination
to become a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). Employment
opportunities exist in acute care hospitals, ambulatory
care, rehab facilities, long-term care, hospice, outpatient
clinics, physician offices, mental health facilities,
law firms, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies
and managed care organizations. With the transcription
certificate graduates may be able to work from home
or start their own business.
Southwestern's HIT program is accredited by CAHIIM in
collaboration with the Council of Accreditation of the
American Health Information Management Association.
For more information on the HIT program, visit www.southwesterncc.edu
or contact Penny Wells at 800.447.4091, extension 362,
828.586.4091, extension 362.
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