Healthcare IT Technician Certification

The CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician certification covers the knowledge and skills required to implement, deploy, and support healthcare IT systems in U.S. clinical settings. It is recommended, but not required, that CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician candidates have at least 500 hours of hands-on technical experience with implementing IT in clinical settings. Domains 1.0 Regulatory Requirements 1.1 Identify standard agencies, laws, and regulations HHS ONC CMS HIPAA Medicare Medicaid ARRA HITECH Meaningful use Medicaid Eligible Provider 1.2 Explain and Classify HIPAA controls and compliance issues PHI Covered Entity Security HIPPA Security Violations Fines Requirements Release of Information Access Permissions 2.0 Organizational Behavior 3.0 IT Operations 4.0 Medical Business Operations 5.0 Security Test Details Number of questions: 75 Length of test: 60 minutes Passing score: 650 on a scale of 100–900 Recommended experience: CompTIA A+ or 500 hours of hands-on IT technical experience in the healthcare IT field. Languages: English Exam codes: HIT-001 External links Official CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician Certification Site