Penn Highlands Community College
101 Community College Way | Johnstown, PA 15904 | 814-262-6400

This course training is a two-year program leading to an Associate of Applied Science degree Healthcare Technology. Due to a shift toward electronic medical records and an aging population, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor anticipates the need for 9,150 trained medical records and health information technicians by 2016.

A medical records coordinator or analyst would compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. This position also requires a working knowledge of the healthcare industry’s numerical coding system.
 
Completing coursework qualifies students for jobs in hospitals and doctor’s offices as:
Medical Records Clerk
Health Information Clerk
Medical Records Technician
Office Manager
File Clerk
Medical Records Coordinator
Medical Records Analyst
Medical Records Director
 
Getting Started!
Prospective students should contact our Career Coach, Landon Loya, email: Lloya@pennhighlands.edu
 
This program is funded in part/in whole by the U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration
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