Him Brochure

bachelor of science In

Health Information Management P o s t- b a c c a l a u r e a t e D e g r e e C e rt i f i c at e In

Health Information Administration

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HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS manage the information

HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS with baccalaureate degrees

generated within health care facilities or health care organizations.

are advanced-level practitioners eligible to sit for American Health Information Management Association’s Registered Health Information Administrator examination and earn the credentials RHIA.

HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS are expected to be in high demand as the health sector expands into the next century, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics cites health information management as one of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the United States.

HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS develop, implement and /or manage individual aggregate and public healthcare data collection and reporting systems. These systems ensure the quality, integrity, availability and preservation of health-care data in support of patient safety and privacy, as well as confidentiality and security of health information. In an e-health environment, these processes and systems are needed to support authorized users and decision makers.

HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS play major roles in the healthcare industry as clinical data analysts, clinical documentation auditor, compliance officer, privacy/ security officer, data quality manager, instructor/ trainer, healthcare consumer advocate, health-care project manager, quality improvement director, reimbursement administrator, revenue cycle administrator, health information management department director, and others.

HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS have strong job prospects within traditional inpatient and outpatient healthcare positions, as well in nontraditional roles in business, legal, and information management.

HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATORS’ salaries for more than half of new HIM graduates with a bachelor’s degree start in the range of $30,000 to $50,000, and can increase to $50,000 to $75,000 after/with five years experience.

Check out the program online at:

www.hhs.utoledo.edu/healthinfoman/ healthinfo_home.html. For more information, contact Marie A. Janes, director of the Health Information Management (HIM) and Post-baccalaureate degree Certificate in Health Information Administration (CHIA) programs, at:

[email protected]. The HIM and Post-baccalaureate degree CHIA programs are offered online through eLearning and Academic Support (866.886.5336).