Indiana Tech launches health IT program

The Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) in Fort Wayne will begin offering an online associate’s program in health IT in July.

The program is intended for individuals interested in either starting a career in healthcare or continuing their professional education, and will include instruction in infrastructure implementation, data-mining and analytics and application development and use.

Prospective students can register now to start taking classes in July.

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