Thank you for your interest in the ARRA HITECH Grant-Funded Short Term Certificate Programs in Health Information Technology and Electronic Health Records at Normandale Community College.
To be eligible for these short term programs you will need to have experience in either an IT (information technology) or IS (information system) role in a business or health care environment; or have experience working in healthcare as a clinical practitioner or in medical records, health information management, medical billing or hospital business office. If you do not have either the healthcare or IT qualifications, you may wish to consider Normandale's new AAS in Healthcare Informatics
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Normandale Community College is now accepting applications for health information technology training. Normandale is among a group of 17 community colleges that make up the Midwestern Consortium chosen to train workers to help healthcare facilities and medical practices meet the requirements of the newly passed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Estimates based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Department of Education, and independent studies indicate a national shortfall over the next five years of approximately 51,000 qualified health information technology workers required to meet the needs of hospitals and physicians as they move to adopt electronic healthcare systems.
Led by Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH, the Midwestern Consortium Health IT Short-Term Training Program is part of a nationwide effort to ensure that every U.S. citizen has an electronic medical record by 2014. Normandale Community College, along with its consortium peers, will use the grant funds to provide training to current and future healthcare workers who will integrate electronic health record information systems at hospitals, doctor's offices and other medical facilities throughout the nation. Each college will create training programs that can be completed in six months or less by individuals with appropriate prior education and/or experience.
Normandale Community College will train 300 students in four designated health information technology roles over the next 18 months:
Students with appropriate prerequisite education and/or experience will be able to complete the training within approximately six months. Groups of students will be selected to begin the training over the next 12 months, with the first group to start by Sept. 30, 2010. The first group of students will be selected within the next two weeks and ongoing thereafter.
How to apply for this program:
To apply for this training program, click on this link MnHIT Application and complete the online form application. Please complete the application in its entirety. Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.
For more information please click on this link: FAQ for MnHIT Program