Quick Facts
• Spend two years on campus and finish the last two years of the program online while gaining work experience
• Stephens was one of the nation's first institutions to offer a distance learning program in HIA
• Earn a degree from a CAHIIM-accredited program - the only way to become eligible for the RHIA credential

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B.S. IN HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Stephens' HIA program will prepare you for an early entry into one of the most dynamic and fast-growing health-related fields.

Aided by a variety of resources available through our virtual library, you will research key aspects of a profession in flux as health information administration moves further into the electronic environment.

You will engage in active learning through full access to a virtual lab featuring the software applications used by professionals in the field, and you will start your career with skills gained through real, hands-on experience.

As a health information administrator you can …

• develop and market cutting edge health information systems
• play a central role in revising and changing health care policy to protect patient information
• become a privacy officer for a large teaching hospital
• be an expert in clinical documentation
• manage a multi-faceted fast-paced department
• work closely with clinicians to improve quality of healthcare
• use your skills to change health care law by assigning accurate procedural and diagnostic codes

Sample Courses

• Health Information Systems
• Medical Terminology
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Information Administration
• Medical Coding
• Integrated Quality Management
• Management of Health Information Centers

Sample Internship Areas

• Students choose their own internship sites
• Management or information technology department at acute care hospital
• Academic instititution
• Mental/behavioral health setting
• Cancer registry
• Government agency
• Veterinary medicine

MINORS
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"PLUS ONE" BACHELOR'S + MASTER'S PROGRAM
Earn a master's degree in as little as one additional year through our Plus One Bachelor's + Master's Program.