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Academic Programs

Contact

Connie Renda
MA, RHIA, CHDA
Program Director/Assistant Professor
Health Information Technology
Health Information Management

crenda@sdccd.edu
619-388-2606
Office S-308

Dean of Health Sciences and Public Service
619-388-2789
Office S-300

San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Dr.
San Diego, CA 92111
Bachelor's Degree

Health Information Management

Bachelor's in health information management

The Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management Program provides accessible, high-quality industry-approved instruction designed to prepare students to work at a management level in a variety of healthcare settings including acute and subacute hospital, outpatient clinics, government health agencies, and electronic health records industry vendors.

Additional certification and/or credentialing may be required to obtain employment in the field.

Health Information Management Bachelor graduation
CAHIIM seal of accreditation

The HIM program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), therefore, graduates are qualified to sit for the national board examination to become Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). The curriculum is designed to meet the increasing need for professionally trained Health Information Management (HIM) professionals in acute-care hospitals, outpatient clinics, long term care facilities and governmental and private agencies.

HIM Careers

Graduates of the HIM program will be able to:

  • Apply the laws of patient record confidentiality, privacy, and compliance
  • Use and design data, databases, and healthcare systems
  • Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the principles of personnel management
  • Develop a financial plan for a health information management department
  • Demonstrate mastery of the principle of health information management
  • Analyze healthcare data; assimilate data and information

Why choose san diego mesa college?

  • Hybrid format classes
  • Evening classes
  • $130/unit
  • Easy to apply
  • Online application
Health Inforamtion Management Degrees

Careers

  • Data Quality Manager
    $72,367
  • Quality Improvement Analyst
    $60,690
  • Clinical Informatics Specialist
    • $62,000-$87,000
    • Privacy Officer
      $77,358
  • ICD-10 Educator
    $78,000
  • Project Manager
    $89,353
  • HIM Supervisor / Manager
    $60,000 - 90,000
    Depending on experience and setting.
  • Compliance Officer
    $95,313
  • HIM Director
    $146,000*
  • Source hicareers.com/careermap
  • *Reference LA County Department of Health Services
 
 
 
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