Course Details
CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician
  • Course Length: 3 days
  • Course Price: $1800
  • Code: HITT
  • Course Mode: ILT
Prerequisite
While there are no strict prerequisites, CompTIA intends the healthcare IT technician to serve as an add-on to the CompTIA® A+® certification. Students should have experience and comfort with the following concepts and tasks:
  • Computer and networking terminology.
  • The functional components of a computer and a network (both wired and wireless).
  • Installing and troubleshooting Windows XP and Windows 7.
  • Installing and troubleshooting software, hardware, and networking components.
  • Working with computer peripherals.
  • Setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting mobile devices.
  • Computer and network security best practices.
An introductory course in a Windows operating system, or equivalent skills and knowledge, is required. Students can take any one of the following courses:
  • Introduction to Personal Computers: Using Windows XP
  • Introduction to Personal Computers: Using Windows 7
  • Windows XP: Introduction
  • Microsoft® Windows 7: Level 1
Recommended courses (or the equivalent certifications):
  • CompTIA® A+® Certification: A Comprehensive Approach for All 2009 Exam Objectives
  • (Windows 7) is strongly recommended.
  • CompTIA® Security+® and CompTIA® Network+® will also be helpful.
Related Courses

Healthcare and information technology are both growing fields. The recent explosion of the use of various IT systems in the healthcare arena presents a tremendous opportunity for IT professionals. Additionally the deployment and utilization of electronic record keeping systems for use in healthcare presents both an opportunity and a challenge to everyone involved. The CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician certificate (exam HIT-100) was developed as a supplement to both real-world experience and other IT certifications as a way for IT personnel to demonstrate basic understanding of, and competency in, essential healthcare and IT concepts and terminology and the integration of the two realms of practice.
As an IT professional, you are in a unique position to contribute to and benefit from the increasing integration of IT and healthcare systems. This course will provide you with foundational knowledge that is critical to your ability to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity presented by the advancements in healthcare-IT integration. It can also form an important part of your preparation for the CompTIA® Healthcare IT Technician certificate examination (exam HIT-100).

  • Define and describe concepts and terminology that are fundamental to your understanding of the use of IT in a healthcare environment.
  • Describe the medical environment including its organization, stakeholders, and the most significant technologies.
  • Leverage core medical concepts to describe the use of IT in the medical workplace.
  • Describe the essential elements of computing including hardware, software, networking, and change control.
  • Provide IT support and solve IT problems in the medical workplace.
  • Integrate security best practices into your daily healthcare IT workflow.

Healthcare IT Fundamentals

  • Core Concepts in Healthcare IT
  • EMR/EHR Issues
  • Stakeholders, Regulations & Standards
  • HIPAA Controls and Compliance
The Medical Environment
  • Healthcare Organizations
  • Medical Terminology, Equipment, & Software
  • Medical Coding and Billing
  • Medical Computer Interfaces
Using IT in the Medical Workplace
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Manage Communication & Ethics Issues
  • Legal Best Practices, Requirements, and Documentation
  • Medical Document Imaging
  • Sanitation Management
Healthcare IT Technical Components
  • Computing Essentials
  • Networking
  • Manage Servers & Software
  • Hardware Support
Providing Medical IT Support
  • Set up a Workstation
  • Troubleshoot Basic IT Issues
  • Troubleshoot Medical IT Issues
  • Implementation of an EMR/EHR System
  • Change Control
Security
  • Manage Physical & Logical Security
  • Implement Security Best Practices & Threat Mitigation Techniques
  • Manage Remote Access
  • Manage Wireless Security
  • Perform Backups and Disaster Recovery