Health Information Administration
What is a Health Information Professional?
Health information professionals play a critical role in maintaining, collecting, interpreting, analyzing and protecting data that health care providers rely on for research and to deliver quality care. They are experts in coding and classification systems, management of patient health information and administration of computer information systems. These professionals interact with clinical, financial, administrative, information technology and legal staff to interpret data for patient care, research, statistical reporting, planning and database content development.
Our Graduates
Program graduates serve as department directors, managers, consultants, data managers, data analysts, quality improvement professionals, governmental review agents and information privacy or security officers.
The following is just an example of the broad range of settings where program graduates practice:
- Hospitals and other health care facilities
- Physician practices
- Information systems
- Software companies
- Government agencies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Consulting firms
The program graduate is eligible to seek registration as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) by successfully passing a national qualifying examination offered by the American Health Information Management Association. RHIA registration is an important credential when seeking employment as a health information administrator.
