Health Information Management
Level: Bachelor
Language: English
Category:
Information Management
Description
Health information management professionals manage health care data and information resources. The profession encompasses services in planning, collecting, aggregating, analyzing and disseminating individual patient and aggregate clinical data. It serves the health care industry including: patient care organizations, payors, research and policy agencies, and other health care-related industries. The profession addresses the nature, structure, and translation of data into usable forms of information for the advancement of health and health care of individuals and populations.A degree in Health Information Management will assure you:* An exciting career with many diverse job opportunities.* A dynamic job that focuses on collecting, integrating, analyzing, disseminating and managing information resources.* A career choice that allows you to be a part of a health care team.* An expertise that makes you the authority on health data and earns you the respect of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.Admission Procedures 1. Successfully complete general education courses and pre-requisite courses prior to entering the program. These requirements are listed in the East Carolina University's Undergraduate Catalog. All pre-requisite courses require a minimum grade of "C".2. Have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5. The admission process is competitive; it is to the candidate's advantage to have a higher GPA.3. Admission to East Carolina University. (Transfer students only)4. Return the completed Admission Application PACKET postmarked by FEBRUARY 16.5. Applicants will be evaluated using the following criteria: Grade point average, Course work completed at ECU, Written communication skills measured through response to Interest Profile, Place of residence (instate vs. out-of-state)6. The applicant will be notified of the department's acceptance or rejection prior to pre-registration for summer school and fall semester.7. Return his or her acceptance of admission letter.8. Schedule at least one appointment with a HIMA advisor prior to submitting application IF you have not done so previously.In addition to the general education requirements, students must complete prerequisite work in other areas such as biology, economics, computer science, statistics, and management.During the last two years, the professional phase, students complete a course of study of automated and manual information systems, medical terminology, medical sciences, legal aspects, nomenclatures and classification systems, health statistics, quality management, and departmental management and personnel administration.To contact the Department of Health Services and Information Management: School of Allied Health Sciences 252.328.4426 East Carolina University HIMA@mail.ecu.edu
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