About Technical Management
Why Technical Management with a Specialty in Health Information Management?
Do you have an associate degree in health information management (HIM)? Would you like to take the next step in your career? Expand your opportunities in the health information management field by obtaining a degree in Technical Management with an HIM specialty. As the transition from paper-based to electronic health records accelerates, trained health information managers are increasingly in demand to make our healthcare system operate smoothly. DeVry University's health information management courses in the Technical Management bachelor's degree completion program provide an applications-based, career-oriented education that helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to advance in your career and increase your earning power.
A degree in Technical Management with a technical specialty in Health Information Management (HIM) provides the experience and knowledge you need to progress in your profession. Positions in hospitals, physician offices and clinics to those in governmental agencies, software and IT vendor firms, insurance companies and consulting firms are all attainable! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a 49% growth in the number of HIM workers by 2010. Some of the positions available with a bachelor's degree include HIM Department Director, Health Information System Manager, Chief Privacy Officer, Clinical Data Specialist, Information Security Manager and Product Marketing Specialist.
Now you can earn a Technical Management degree with a technical specialty in HIM from DeVry - in less than 2 years!* - and gain the specialized skills and expertise needed to expand your role in this fast-growing profession.
Why DeVry for Technical Management with a Technical Specialty in Health Information Management?
For students seeking the most comprehensive, hands-on and career-oriented technical management degree completion program with HIM courses, DeVry will give you an advantage. Here's why:
- Recognized leader. Unlike other healthcare schools, DeVry has been a leader in technology-based education for over 75 years, uniquely preparing you for high-demand, high-paying HIM careers.
- Employer approved. DeVry works with healthcare industry leaders to design HIM courses that produce graduates who meet their needs. Plus, our Technical Management degree holders have more of the communications and teamwork skills that today's employers seek.
- Career-focused education. DeVry offers an accelerated bachelor's degree completion program, application-based learning in up-to-date computer labs, accessible faculty with technical expertise and professional experience in the field, and the ultimate flexibility of a Technical Management degree earned online.
- Technical Specialties. As a Technical Management student at DeVry you can pursue a specific track in HIM, with HIM courses that allow you to possess the knowledge, skills and experience to excel in this growing, specialized field.
- Competitive advantage. With qualifying prior credit to apply, you'll complete your technical management degree in less time and less expensively than you would in traditional healthcare schools, allowing you to launch or advance your HIM career ahead of the competition.
- Successful graduates. For the year ending with the October '06 graduates, 92% of DeVry Technical Management graduates in the active job market were employed in their field at a salary averaging $52,000.
* Through articulation agreements between DeVry University and local community colleges, you can earn a Technical Management degree with a technical specialty in health information management from DeVry in less than two years. Students from Northern Virginia Community College, Montgomery Community College, Baltimore City Community College, Prince George's Community College and Hagerstown Business College can use their associate degrees to satisfy the first two years of the DeVry BSTM program.
