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UC Clermont Holds Health Information Online Chat Every Thursday and Sunday

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2 minute read October 13, 2015

UC Clermont College will hold an online chat every Thursday and Sunday to answer questions about the Health information professional field - one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. 
 
Recent changes in health care delivery, electronic health record systems and medical coding and billing systems have created a demand for health information professionals that is unprecedented. Health information systems technology (HIST), is also known as health information management (HIM), health information technology (HIT) and health informatics and has a 21-percent forecasted growth in jobs by 2020 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The field of health information is one of the fastest growing professions in the healthcare industry where employment is secure and advancement opportunities are plentiful.
 
Log online Thursdays, 11:30am-12:30pm EST or Sundays 7-8pm EST via this link:
ucincinnati.webex.com/meet/foltzda (beginning October 15 through November 11)
 
The Online Chat will cover online programs in health information (see list below), how to get started, career opportunities and more!
 
UC Clermont College offers the following programs completely online:
Health Information Technology
Medical Coder/Biller
Physician Practice Management
Healthcare Privacy and Security
 
For more information about this field of study, visit and search degrees and certificates for specific information: http://www.ucclermont.edu/academics/academic-departments/business-law/blt-programs.html

UC Clermont College is located in the center of Clermont County on 91 beautiful wooded acres in Batavia Township.  The college is an accredited, open-access college offering more than 50 programs, associate degrees and a bachelor degree. UC East, a Clermont County expansion in the former Ford plant in Batavia Township, opened in the fall of 2010. It is home to UC Clermont's Allied Health programs. The college is part of the nationally recognized University of Cincinnati. For more information, call 513-732-5200 or visit www.ucclermont.edu

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