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The Expanding Role of the HIM Profession. There is a growing
diversification of needs as HIM
professionals work in settings other
than the traditional hospital setting.

 

Health Information Administration
career opportunities include:

● clinical data specialist
● patient information coordinator
● data quality manager
● information security manager
● data resource administrator or
researcher, and decision support specialist.

 

Public Health career opportunities include:

● public health agencies
● health care organizations

● health data organizations

● research institutes
● pharmaceutical firms and
the insurance industry.

 


More than half of new grads with a bachelor’s degree start with salaries in
the $30,000 to $50,000 range. By five years, many are pulling down salaries
in the $50,000 to $75,000 range.

 

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""   Thank you for your interest in our undergraduate and graduate
programs in the Department of Health Informatics.


The Department of Health Informatics offers applied online and face-to-face degrees in
Health Information Administration (HIA), Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health
Information Administration, and a Master of Public Health in Informatics. These programs prepare graduates for informatics-related roles in the health care delivery system.

 

To learn more about the programs we offer please click on the following degrees:

 
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This four-year (2+2) program results in a bachelor of science degree in health information administration. Those choosing the four-year degree program complete two years of liberal arts and sciences courses (the core curriculum prerequisites) at another accredited college or university. Students then transfer to MCG where they receive two years of online or traditional face-to-face specialty education in health information administration (HIA). Students begin the MCG program fall semester of their junior year.

 

Please visit our Program Information page for more details. Also, feel free to contact us.

 
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This program is a "4+1,'' meaning the student who has earned a bachelor's degree in allied health, nursing or business/healthcare administration and computer science may apply for the online or traditional face-to-face post-baccalaureate certificate program in HIA. Students begin the MCG program fall semester.

 

Please visit our Program Information page for more details. Also, feel free to contact us.

 
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The iMPH program builds on three core areas; public health, health informatics and healthcare administration. The iMPH offers a balanced and thorough curriculum covering knowledge, skills and competencies required for optimal professional performance in public health.

 

Please visit our Program Information page for more details. Also, feel free to contact us.

 

 

■ If you have taken college courses already, your next step would be to request an unofficial transcript evaluation to determine whether the classes will transfer into core requirements required by MCG; please fax or mail all of your college transcripts to:

Office of Academic Admissions
Medical College of Georgia
Room 170 Kelly Bldg. Administration
Augusta, GA 30912-7310
Phone: 706-721-2725 or 800-519-3388
Fax: 706-721-7279

email: underadm@mcg.edu

 

Feel free to contact us if you have additional questions. After your application is COMPLETE in MCG Office of Admissions, it will be sent to our health informatics department for committee review. So the sooner you apply, the quicker we can give you an admissions decision. We look forward to receiving your application!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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