Degrees In Health Care

Happy Halloween from the Degrees in Healthcare blog! To celebrate the scariest time of the year, we’re going to look at the Five Spookiest Healthcare Careers–and the degree that will get you there!

The Electronic Healthcare Record refers to a patient’s healthcare records in digital format. The EHR will change the face of healthcare jobs and open the doors for new ones as healthcare systems interlink together to make patient healthcare records accessible to all hospitals.

Healthcare IT News claims that in just 3 years, the Electronic Healthcare Record will significantly increase the healthcare available at safety net hospitals. Two officials at hospitals from a 250 hospital case study claimed that the Electronic Healthcare Record will make the “work of gathering the required information [that] much easier and faster,” so that the United States can benefit from a fully integrated healthcare system.

Going back to school does not have to involve years of commitment. Career education is a short-and-sweet method of approaching higher education. While a bachelor’s degree offers a significant average salary boost over a graduate’s lifetime, career education could also bolster a high school diploma holder’s earnings. A recent government-sponsored report claims students earn a 5% to 8% increase to their salary by participating in career training courses.

This adds up to about $96,000 more dollars in total lifetime earnings.

Ashworth College offers career training as a Health Records Manager. This program incorporates several different healthcare industry skill assets, including: medical terminology; organizing a patient chart; complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); working with health insurance carriers and claims; and utilizing electronic medical records systems in hospitals and physician offices. The student learns how to collect, assemble, and file the contents of a medical record, as well as how to analyze a medical record for physician notations.