The Health IT Continuing Education Program at Atlanta Technical College
An estimated 51,000 Healthcare/IT professionals will be needed nationwide to assist healthcare providers in complying with the federal mandate for electronic health records.
Atlanta Technical College is now the only college in GA selected to train healthcare professionals in IT competencies and IT professionals in healthcare competencies through the Region D Consortium.
*Please note that you must have previous healthcare or IT experience for the Continuing Education Health IT Program.
Atlanta Technical College does offer a credit Health Information Technology Program for people who wish to begin a career in HIT. Contact the Office of Admissions at 404-225-4400 for information on this program or click here.
Upcoming Sessions for the Continuing Ed HIT Program
April 2, 2012 ( Registration ends March 19 @ Noon)
May 7, 2012 (Registration ends April 16 @ Noon)
July 9, 2012 ( Registration ends June 25 @ Noon)
June 4, 2012 ( Registration ends May 21 @ Noon)
About the Atlanta Tech Program
Accessible - 100% online
Convenient - 6 month program
Affordable - $178.00
Career placement assistance available
*Please note that Atlanta Technical College does not guarantee employment
How to register
Contact the Office of Continuing Education at 404-225-4487 or e-mail CE@atlantatech.edu
Areas of study
Practice workflow and information management redesign specialists
Workers in this role assist in reorganizing the work of a provider to take full advantage of the features of health IT in pursuit of meaningful use of health IT to improve health and care. Redesign specialists will:
• Analyze existing workflow design in use by providers
• Integrate information technology functions into workflow
• Design processes and information flows that accommodate quality improvement and reporting
• Document health information exchange needs and improvement
• Work with provider personnel to implement revised workflows
• Evaluate process workflows to validate or improve practice’s systems
Trainers
Workers in this role design and deliver training programs, using adult learning principles, to employees in clinical and public health settings. They will be able to:
• Use a range of health IT applications, preferably at an expert level
• Communicate both health and IT concepts as appropriate
• Assess training needs and competencies of learners
• Design lesson plans, structuring active learning experiences for users
• Track training records of the users and develop learning plans for further instruction
Funding for this project was made available through the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services, award number 90CC0078/01 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Law 111-5: Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
