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Health plans are embracing information technology in
numerous creative ways to provide new services to their members
and providers while keeping costs down and raising the quality of
care. As a health care IT professional, or an IT professional
looking to enter the dynamic health care field, turn to the AHIP IT Series for current and relevant education.
We just launched a new course as part of the Series:
Overview of Payer IT, Part A will introduce you
the latest technological innovations in customer facing systems
and core payer systems.
Topics about customer facing systems include:
- Self-service portals
- Customer call center IVR applications
- Service operations management applications
- Customer handling applications
- Provider and member intake systems
- Provider network management
- Quoting, rating, underwriting, and agent
management applications
Topics about core payer systems include:
- Member management
- Client and benefit management
- Claims processing
About the AHIP IT Series
As an AHIP IT Series participant, you work toward two
professional designations:
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Information
Technology Professional (ITP)
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Earn the ITP title by passing four current and
relevant online, mobile-friendly courses in any order you want:
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Information Technology Fellow (ITF)
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By earning and maintaining the ITF designation, you
will be kept informed of the latest health care IT needs,
innovations, theories, market trends, and more on an ongoing
basis. Acquire 50 credits within two years to initially gain the
ITF; earn 20 additional credits every subsequent two-year period
to maintain the designation. Credits are obtained by:
- Passing the courses listed above
- Attending specific AHIP webinars, such as
the one titled
ICD-10: A Technology Perspective, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
ET, August 8, 2013 (details coming soon)
- Attending IT workshops
- Joining and participating in the AHIP IT Series LinkedIn group
The AHIP IT Series LinkedIn Group
The AHIP IT Series LinkedIn group is an integral part
of the IT Series. As an IT Series program participant,
you'll earn credits toward the IT Fellow (ITF) designation just by participating
in the discussions. The LinkedIn group provides the opportunity to
interact with a highly targeted group of health care IT
professionals. Plus, you'll have the chance to learn from your
fellow students and discover issues they are working on today that
you may need to address tomorrow. Click here to join the AHIP IT Series LinkedIn
group.
Click Here to View a
Video about the Series
AHIP has helped hundreds of thousands of health care
professionals earn the knowledge they need to perform their jobs
successfully. Let us help advance your health care IT career.
Get Started Today!
Register for
Overview of Payer IT, Part A today. If you have
taken an AHIP course already, login to get started.
If you have questions about the program, click here, call 800.509.4422 or e-mail AHIPITSeries@ahip.org.
AHIP Educational Programs
For more information on AHIP conferences, courses,
and other educational and promotional programs, sign up for AHIP's
mailing list at www.ahip.org/subscribe1.
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