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Temple University Health Information Management Department
The Health Information professions include both Health Information Management (HIM) and Health Informatics (HI). Students in HIM and HI share an interest in combining medicine, electronic health records, information technology, finance, and management. HIM’s mission is to prepare confident, innovative, and contributing professionals who can identify and use a variety of information resources and technologies to accomplish the objectives of diverse practice environments.HIM faculty and graduates serve society and the profession through collaborative practice, innovative teaching, and the generation and application of new knowledge through practice-based research.
Temple University’s Health Information Management Department in the College of Health Professions and Social Work offers two degree programs including a BS in Health Information Management (BSHIM) and a MS in Health Informatics (MSHI). The BSHIM program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (CAHIIM) since 1969 and is one of only three accredited baccalaureate programs in the state of Pennsylvania. Students are accepted in their junior year upon completion of their general education coursework and some pre-requisite classes. The BSHIM has undergone a complete restructure effective for the incoming Fall 2013 Junior class.
The MSHI program is a 30-credit, two-year, applied health informatics program offered in collaboration with Temple’s Management Information Systems Department at the Fox School of Business. The program is also accredited by CAHIIM as a MS in Health Information Management and is one of only 6 accredited MS in HIM programs in the US.
The HIM Department also offers four different post-BS certificates in Health Informatics. The certificate is a credit bearing and articulates into the MSHI. Students have an option of four tracks including clinical health leader, health information privacy and security, healthcare data analytics, and health informatics. The certificate is offered on-site at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a cohort approach.
Although the HIM Department is primarily teaching focused, the department partners in workforce development grants. In addition, workforce development training programs are provided to healthcare employers in the Delaware Valley.
Why Health Information Management (HIM) and Health Informatics (HI)
Health Information Management and Health Informatics have been identified as the top 20 fastest growing professions in the country. In fact, the demand for health information professionals will increase by 20% by 2018 with over 35,000 new openings and 212,000 positions!
Health information management and health informatics professionals design and manage health information systems, with special attention to quality and privacy of health information in a wide range of settings such as hospitals, managed and ambulatory care, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms, and public health organizations.
Pre-HIM
Background:
Temple University's BSHIM program has a 2+2 design which includes 2 years in the Pre-HIM program with classes in general education and HIM pre-requisite courses. Upon completion of the Pre-HIM program, you move into 2 years of professional coursework.
Program Design:
The Pre-HIM program may be taken in the day or evening, on a full or part-time basis at any campus. Some courses are offered online. You may also complete your pre-HIM coursework at community colleges. In fact, Temple's HIM Department maintains program to program articulation agreements with a number of the community colleges in the region to facilitate the transfer of your prior coursework. We encourage transfer students into the pre-HIM and BSHIM programs and work closely with community colleges and other programs to facilitate a smooth transition into our programs. More information regarding these transfer agreements can be found here.
More Information:
Click here for more information regarding the Pre-HIM program
or contact Professor Karen McBride at kmcbride@temple.edu
BSHIM
Background:
As one of the oldest accredited programs in the country, and one of only three accredited BSHIM programs in Pennsylvania, Temple’s BSHIM program can prepare you for an exciting career in the development, implementation, management and maintenance of patient health information systems in accordance with legal, regulatory and accrediting agencies’ requirements for health care data collection and dissemination. Students who complete the BSHIM program are qualified to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) examination to become a credentialed HIM practitioner.
What is Health Information Management (HIM):
A career in HIM combines interests in medicine, management, information technology, electronic health record systems, and finance. HIM Professionals design and manage health information systems, with special attention to quality and privacy of health information, in a wide range of settings such as hospitals, managed and ambulatory care, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms, and public health organizations.
Program Design:
The BSHIM has a 2+2 design which includes 2 years in the Pre-HIM program with classes in general education and HIM pre-requisite courses. Upon completion of the Pre-HIM program, you move into 2 years of professional coursework.
The Pre-HIM program may be taken in the day or evening, on a full or part-time basis at any campus. Some courses are offered online. You may also complete your pre-HIM coursework at community colleges. In fact, Temple's HIM Department maintains program to program articulation agreements with a number of the community colleges in the region to facilitate the transfer of your prior coursework. We encourage transfer students into the pre-HIM and BSHIM programs and work closely with community colleges and other programs to facilitate a smooth transition into our programs. More information regarding these transfer agreements can be found here.
The BSHIM program is offered as a full-time day program at Temple's Health Sciences campus, however some course are also offered online, in the evening, and at the Ambler and Main campuses.
More Information:
or contact Professor Karen McBride at kmcbride@temple.edu
MSHI
Background:
Temple University's MSHI is one of only six accredited masters degree programs accredited in the United States by the College of Accreditation on Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Temple's MSHI is designed as a mult-disciplinary part or full-time evening program targeted to working professionals. The innovative, and state-of-the-art program is an applied graduate degree that focuses on the design, development, and implementation of electronic health record (EHR) systems in health care.
What is Health Informatics (HI):
Health Informatics (HI) is the intersection of healthcare, information science, and computer science. The MSHI is focused on the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics tools include computers, clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems. A career in HI combines interests in medicine, management, information technology, and electronic health record (EHR) systems. Professionals design and manage health information systems which contribute to major improvements in the safety, quality, effectiveness and efficiency of care.
Program Design:
The MSHI program is offered as a collaboration between the Health Information Management Department of the College of Health Professions with the Management Information Systems Department of the Fox School of Business. Classes are offered on weekday evenings at Temple University's Center City Campus and at Main Campus in the state of the art Alter Hall. Although some courses may be offered on-line or in a hybrid approach, the interaction between disciplines from both the faculty and student perspective is a key component of the degree.
The MS in HIM consists of 30 credits (10 courses). Course work includes a semester long applied project and a graduate seminar.
More Information:
Click here for more information regarding Temple University's accredited MSHI program listed in the U.S. News and World Report
or contact Interim Chair Cindy Marselis at cindy.joy.marselis@temple.edu
HI Certificates
Background:
Temple University's Health Informatics certificates are offered to students who are interested in specializing in an area of informatics at the post-baccalaureate level. Temple University offers one of the only on-site certificate programs in the region.
Program Design:
The post-BS Health Informatics certificate includes four courses from the MSHI program. The certificate is offered on-site in the evening at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia campus. Students who complete the certificate may apply the credits earned towards the MSHI program. As with the MSHI program, some courses may be offered on-line or in a hybrid approach, however the interaction between disciplines from both the faculty and student perspective is a key component of the degree.
More Information:
Click here for more information regarding Temple University's post-BS HI Certificates
or contact Interim Chair Cindy Marselis at cindy.joy.marselis@temple.edu
Coding Courses
Background:
Temple University's Health Information Department offers a wide variety of coding courses to prepare coders for the transition from ICD-9 to I10. Most courses are employer based and some may be taken for credit or on a non-credit basis.
In the Spring 2013 semester, Temple will be offering an I10 course for experienced coders on-site at the HIM lab at the Health Sciences campus one night per week. Students may take the course for credit or on a non-credit basis.
In addition, customized coding courses can be developed with employer groups.
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Accreditation
The BSHIM program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) and one of only three accredited programs in Pennsylvania and one of 54 nationwide.
The MSHI program is accredited as a MS in Health Information Management by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Temple's MSHI program is one of only six accredited programs in the U.S.
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