DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

 

The Department of Health Information Management offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a curriculum which combines the disciplines of medicine, information technology, management, health care, finance, and law.  The program is accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM).  TSU's HIM curriculum prepares students to be competent, confident, innovative, and contributing health information management professionals.  The principles and practices of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional health information are essential to patient safety and quality health care. 

Graduates attain skills to be able to identify and use a variety of information management resources and technologies to succeed in a broad range of health care organizations and related settings.  Health Information Management professionals collect, integrate, and analyze primary and secondary health care data, utilize new technologies, and manage information resources related to research, planning, financing, and evaluation of health care serves. 

Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take a national certification examination and earn the credentials Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).  The RHIA credential is administered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and recognized by employers throughout the continuum of health care. 

If you have an interest in health care and information technology, health information management may be the right career choice for you.  As one of the fastest growing industries, a career in Health Information Management places you right where the expanding arena of healthcare meets the cutting edge of technology.