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Health Information Administration

Improving Health Care Through Technology

Be on the leading edge of today's health care environment. Implement and use IT communications to promote success in health care reform. Managing and protecting personal health information has never been more important.

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Health Information Administration

 Health Sciences Campus

Health Sciences Building

706-721-4650

lprince@augusta.edu

706-721-6067

Lori H. Prince, MSA, RHIS, CCS

What it Means

The Role of a Health Information Administrator

HIA professionals work in a growing diversification of settings in addition to the traditional hospital environment. They may be employed as:

  • Clinical data specialist
  • Patient information coordinator
  • Data quality manager
  • Information security manager
  • Data resource administrator or researcher
  • Decision support specialist

Program

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration (BS-HIA)

  • Four-year, 2+2 program
  • Complete two years of core curriculum prerequisites in liberal arts and sciences courses
  • Transfer to Augusta University College of Allied Health Sciences for two years of online or traditional classroom specialty education in health information administration
  • Students begin the program in the fall semester of their junior year

Program Outcomes

95%

Graduation Rate (2020)

 
94%

Retention Rate (2020)

 
93%

Satisfaction Rate Among Graduates (2020)

 
73%

Graduates Employed within 1-Year of Graduation (2020)

 

National Exam

Our graduates are eligible to sit for the AHIMA national registration examination. Passing this examination entitles one to use the designation Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) after their name. The RHIA credential is recognized by employers throughout the continuum of health care. 

Credential Disclosure Statement

Our graduates are eligible to sit for the AHIMA national registration examination. Passing this examination entitles one to use the designation Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) after their name. The RHIA credential is recognized by employers throughout the continuum of health care. The Augusta University College of Allied Health Sciences and the Department of Allied Health Professions has determined the BS HIA degree program satisfies the requirements of all US states and territories for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) credential.

Accreditation

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The Bachelor of Science Degree, Health Information Administration at Augusta University, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Research

Health Information Administration faculty and students are committed to the promotion and expansion of excellence in research and scholarly activities related to health information management and education. Our students are encouraged to explore opportunities for research through their coursework and to present their findings at annual professional meetings such as the Georgia Public Health Association and the Georgia Health Information Management Association.

Our research mission: to lead the development of knowledge collaboration among professionals in health informatics and health systems management, and to positively influence such interactions so as to improve human health and enhance quality of life in Georgia, the nation and the world.

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