HITECH Workforce Program - Curriculum

A 10-million dollar federal grant was given for five universities to develop curriculum for uniform training materials across the country. Then, grant awards were given to approximately 70 colleges to train professionals; Midland College was one of the recipients. Curriculum developers include:

   • Duke University
   • University of Alabama
   • Oregon Health Sciences University
   • Columbia University
   • Johns Hopkins University

The courses have been enhanced to include recent articles and trends in the healthcare workforce so that students will receive up-to-date information.

Course Descriptions (pdf file) 

Additional Program Benefits offered by Midland College:

    • CCHIIM has determined that 20 AHIMA CEUs will be awarded upon completion of a HITECH    

      certificate.  Five CEUs will be given to students who pass one of the HITPRO exams.
   • Voucher for related to national HITPRO exams can be found at www.hitproexams.org.
   • Full time instructors dedicated to the HITECH program. 

 No textbooks are required for this program. All course material is provided online through Blackboard.