Ready to get your bachelor’s degree and take a step toward a career in health information
management? Mesa College’s Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree program will
help you operate the technological systems that are used to record and store patients’
medical records. You will learn the standards of ethics needed to protect against
the inappropriate accessing of private medical files and create an environment where
your patients can feel safe sharing their sensitive information. Reaping the benefits
of an education that goes beyond the traditional classroom setting, you will also
have the opportunity to partake in hands-on learning in clinically-based work experience
courses (upon a successful background check) and see first-hand how your practice
using healthcare information systems can promote efficiency in hospitals, clinics,
or health agencies and prepare you for your career in health information management.
Ready to take your next step towards a career in health information management? Here
are some frequently asked questions about health information management roles and
responsibilities:
Employers and Partners
Accreditation
The Health Information Management program accreditor of San Diego Mesa College is
the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management
Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the Baccalaureate degree in Health
Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2028. All inquiries about the program’s
accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street,
Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
As published in the CAHIIM Annual Report from 2023-24
- Graduation rate: 100%
- Employment rate: 85%
- Retention rate: 85%
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Program Learning Outcomes
At San Diego Mesa College, this program is overviewed by an Advisory Committee.
View the Health Information Management Program Policy Manual.