Department of Health Management and Informatics

Interim Chair: Aaron Liberman, HPA2 210, 407 823 2359

Faculty: Cortelyou-Ward, Douglass, Falen, Fottler, Liberman, Lytle, Malvey, Noblin, Oetjen, Pierce, Ramirez, Rotarius, Unruh, Walters, Wan, Zhang.

The mission of the Department of Health Management and Informatics is to be the leading program in training Health Services executives in Central Florida. In order to realize this mission, the department offers two undergraduate degree programs in Health Services Administration and Health Information Management. Each program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to become a leader in the field of health care management.

Program in Health Services Administration

Director: K. Cortelyou-Ward, HPA2 210, 407 823 2359

The department offers a baccalaureate degree in Health Services Administration. The baccalaureate degree is designed for students who desire to study the business side of health care. The primary goal of the program in Health Services Administration is to prepare managers to direct a variety of health care organizations such as hospitals, HMO’s, clinics and any other organization involved in the delivery or management of health care services. The undergraduate curriculum is consistent with the curricular requirements of the Association of University Programs of Health Administration, stressing administration, policy and planning skills. A diverse health care community offers students a variety of internship experiences as well as providing placement opportunities upon graduation. Faculty members are actively engaged in research relating to management, conflict resolution, occupational stress, outcome assessment, and integrated delivery mechanisms.

Persons within the health care industry with associate of science degrees in areas such as nursing, respiratory therapy, radiologic technologies, medical laboratory technology, dental hygiene, and others may find this program provides a migration path from the clinical side of the health care industry to the leadership side. Students willing to develop a background in the health care industry can build a solid understanding of the complexity of managing health services organizations.

Program in Health Information Management

Director: A. Noblin, HPA2 210, 407 823 2369

Health Information Managers are professional members of the modern health care team responsible for:

  1. the acquisition and supervision of complete medical records on each patient,
  2. the design and management of health information systems which collect, process, store, retrieve, and release health information and statistics,
  3. assistance to administration, other health professionals, and medical staff in developing quality assurance programs by abstraction of medical data, preparation of statistical reports, and analysis of information, and
  4. assistance in collection and analysis of data for public health services planning.

The curriculum of the Health Information Management program is approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

The HIM Program is a limited access program and requires a separate application to the program by March 1 of the year in which admission is sought. Graduates of the Health Information Management program are eligible to take the AHIMA Registered Health Information Administration Certification examination. Upon successfully passing the examination, the graduate will be recognized as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs in the College of Health and Public Affairs are located at: http://oeas.ucf.edu/alc/alc_students_cohpa.htm