If you are good at record-keeping and intrigued by human physiology, this may be the career for you! As a Health Information Technician, you will be the key to keeping accurate patient information in a doctor's office or hospital. Our hands-on skills lab plus 140 hours practicum experience (unpaid) in a medical facility will prepare you to excel in this field.

Key Skills:

• Medical billing procedures with ICD-10 and CPT medical coding
• Medical practice management
• Medical terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology

Program length

900 hours (9 months)

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After completing this program...

You will be eligible for certification as a Nationally Certified Insurance & Coding Specialist (NCICS) through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

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Enrollment Requirements

• Complete the process as outlined on the enrollment page
• Medical Release
• ​Immunizations
• State Background Check: BCI – NO ORC – “Other—working with children and elderly” 
• If you have lived in Ohio for less than 5 years, a Federal Background Check is also required: FBI – NCPA/VCA – “Volunteer Children’s Act”

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Knox Technical Center is relaxed yet professional. The instructors and faculty... offer so much knowledge for us to benefit from."
Marie, Health Information Technician student, 2019

Calendar - August 2022

cost sheet

Course Description

Program Plan

Funding options:

• Students may be eligible for grants and scholarships
• Federal Financial Aid is available to students who qualify
• For more details, see our Financial Aid page
  

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The KTC Health Information Technician program is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education