By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Lisa Wise ’20 has become the first IU Southeast student to earn certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). “It is an absolutely wonderful feeling,” said Wise, currently a health information management supervisor at a local behavioral health facility. The certification …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast’s health information management (HIM) program has earned initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). With nearly a century of developing record-keeping best practices in its DNA, CAHIIM accredits degree programs in health informatics and health information management. “CAHIIM accreditation is …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Sandra Johnson remembers playing teacher as a child, in a classroom of make-believe students. “Gaining knowledge, and sharing it, were my ultimate goals,” she said. Today, as senior lecturer in the areas of allied health and health information management, she prepares real live students to enter a career that didn’t …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak Medical coding is booming. And with it, the demand for expert coders. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks the projected growth rate of this occupation above all others, at 22% through 2020. With the rapid expansion of the health care industry and the implementation of new coding protocols, systematic training has become …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak “Wouldn’t you want to be here?” asked Sister Barbara Ann Zeller. Amid the sounds of gentle laughter and the smells of home cooking, one would be hard pressed to respond with anything but yes. “Here” is The Villas of Guerin Woods, a unique residential care community for seniors in Georgetown, Ind., owned …
FULL STORYWhat’s New at IU Southeast? IU Southeast’s new B.S. in health information administration gives students the tools to succeed in one of the most in-demand areas of the health care industry. When is it offered? Beginning Fall 2016 What does it look like? Health information administration involves the structures, systems and procedures that enable health …
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