Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management

The curriculum of the Bachelor of Science degree in health information administration (HIA) can be completed online. It encompasses a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, health, business, informatics and information management. Graduates serve in a variety of health-care managerial and administrative roles, including planning, organizing, controlling and evaluating health information systems; applying legal principles, policies, regulations and standards and analyzing their impact on risk management; and supervising personnel in various health-care settings. Health information managers are responsible for health records and must assure adequate documentation for accurate classifying and indexing of diagnoses, treatments and procedures for the purpose of planning, and reimbursement. Health information administrators are responsible for planning, engineering, workflow applications, research, reporting and policy administration. The Health Information Administration program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) with the Commission on Accreditation. Graduates of the HIA program at The University of Toledo are eligible to sit for the certification examination. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) grants successful examination candidates recognition as Registered Health Information Administrators (RHIA). Health information management (HIM) exemplifies medicine, health, business and information management. HIM will prepare students to become health information administrators. Students gain skills in planning, organizing, controlling and evaluating health information systems. They apply legal principles, policies, regulations and standards and analyze their impact on risk management while supervising personnel in various health-care settings. Health information administrators are responsible for health records and must validate that the diagnosis, treatment and planning, research and reimbursement procedures are documented and accurately classified.