"This Medical Coding program was exactly what I needed to prepare myself for a career change and transition from the military work force to the civilian work force. I have been in the Finance career field in the Air National Guard for over 20 years now and am ready to retire at the end of the year. After working in one area for so long, though I enjoy my job, I find myself needing a change and a new challenge. The medical coding program was an ideal way for me to train for a new career."
-SMSgt. Wanda F. Riggs,
Kentucky Air National Guard
The University of Louisville On-line Medical Coding Program
The programs offered in the health information field from Deltak will prepare a student for a career in medical coding. The Associates Degree program offered by the institutes that partner with Deltak are approved through the American Health Information Management Association. (AHIMA)
Job prospects are projected to be very good through 2025.
Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow in the range of 9-17% for all occupations through 2014 because of rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by health insurance companies, regulators, courts and consumers.
Medical Technicians will be needed to enter patient information into computer databases to comply with Ffederal legislation mandating the use of electronic patient records.
For Medical Coders and Health Information Technicians
Median annual earnings of medical records and health information technicians were $25,590 in 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $20,650 and $32,990. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $17,720, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $41,760. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical records and health information technicians in 2004 were as follows:
