Unemployed Seattle IT Professionals…

In January, 2010, Bellevue College will offer a new Healthcare IT Curriculum for experienced IT workers to learn how to transition into the health care sector. Basically, Healthcare Information Technology is a noble and growing industry - an estimated 30,000 - 50,000 new jobs will be required in the near future. Why? Because not only did George W. Bush call for America’s health records to be electronically managed by 2014, the Barack Obama Administrations advanced legislation in the ARRA (Stimulus Recovery Act of 2009) that financially supports the preparation and adoption of electronic health records. The clinical and business value that electronic health records can offer our country is tremendous and the opportunity and necessity to do it is now.

Starting in January, 2010, Bellevue College will offer experienced IT professionals the education they need to transition their career into the healthcare arena. In order to make a successful move, through the Certificate Program, the IT professionals will become educated about:

· The language and sub-culture of healthcare (Medical Terminology)
· The background of the healthcare system and its technology adoption (Healthcare Fundamentals)
· The nuts and bolts of data management in healthcare (Healthcare IT Data Standards)
· Considerations to justify, acquire, implement, and support the various solution options (The Practical Application of Healthcare IT)

This innovative program will help the unemployed and ready-to-be redeployed technology professional move into the healthcare sector. For more information, check it out yourself at: Bellevue College Informatics