October 13, 2008

2008 Education Buyers' Guide

Ready for the
New School Year?
  • School approved by AHDI/AHIMA?
  • Have the new Book of Style, 3rd ed?
  • Signed up for Benchmark KB online research tools?
  • Member of the AHDI Student Alliance or Educators Alliance?
  • Ready for the RMT exam?
Association for Healthcare
Documentation Integrity

Toll Free: 800-982-2182
E-mail: ahdi@ahdionline.org
www.ahdionline.org

Companies across the industry have partnered with Career Step to test and hire quality MTs and Coders. Are you ready to take your company to the next step? Visit us at www.careerstep.com/
ForTheRecord
or call us at 1-800-246-STEP.

A full complement of online programs from the leader in HIIM education Application deadline is Nov. 15!

Join us in January 2009 at Cypress Community College
in Orange County, CA for the weekend bachelor’s
orientation session or the 1 week master’s onsite session.





Grow as fast as the health information field! Earn a Bachelor of Science in Technical Management with a specialty in Health Information Management for DeVry - in as little as two years.

Learn more:
www.devry2.com/HIM

With thousands of lessons to choose from, our online content library is the largest and most comprehensive in the healthcare e-learning sector. Partnering with industry experts such as HFMA, Coding Metrix and
Carol Buck, MC Strategies delivers total revenue cycle, coding and compliance
solutions for institutions of all sizes. Our interactive, dynamic Learning Management System (LMS) is the first to carry the HFMA Peer Reviewed designation.

495 Circle 85, Ste. 100
Atlanta, GA 30349-6001
800-999-6274
www.mcstrategies.com


OAK Horizons provides quality online medical transcription curriculum to train the medical
transcription workforce. OAK partners with educational
facilities, MTSOs, and healthcare organizations to offer individualized curriculum which meets their needs. In partnership with AHDI, OAK provides online continuing education and preparation for sitting for the credentialing examinations.

OAK Horizons
Kathy Martin
Phone: 615-595-6279
E-mail: info@oakhorizons.com
www.oakhorizons.com


Health Information is a rapidly growing field. The Health Information Management online Graduate Certificate track at Oregon Health & Science University will prepare graduates to enter this new, high-demand field. Students will gain knowledge in the field of HIM and Medical Informatics.

Learn more at www.ohsu.edu/dmice

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Phone: 800-577-6665
E-mail: info@speedtype.com
www.speedtype.com

Programs of Study in:
Health Information Administration

Master of Business Administration


Graduate & Continuing Studies

Connecting Amazing Women

(800) 388-7579
www.stephens.edu/hia

Lead the Evolution

Earn an ONLINE Master’s degree in Health Informatics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. This prestigious program prepares you to shape the cutting-edge technology and processes that are revolutionizing the health care industry. Graduate in as few as 18 months from 1 of only 3 Master’s programs approved by CAHIIM.

University of Illinois
at Chicago

866-MSHI-UIC (674-4842) www.healthinformatics.uic.edu


Is it Time to Consider a Graduate Degree?

The University of Pittsburgh Department of Health Information Management offers a Master of Science in health and rehabilitation
sciences with a concentration in health information systems. A registered health information administrator (RHIA) option also is available
for students interested in earning this credential. Take your career to the next level
with an advanced degree focused in one of the most important administrative areas of health care—the management of health information.

Visit our Web site at
www.shrs.pitt.edu/him, or
e-mail HIMINFO@shrs.pitt.edu for more information.


Health Care Informatics focuses on the use of automation to improve health care. To meet the strong demand for professionals with advanced training in health care information systems, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences' Health Care Informatics program offers the M.S. of Health Care Informatics (HCI). This new program draws on the experience and expertise of multiple disciplines at UWM: Computer Science College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), Health Care Administration and Informatics-College of Health Sciences (CHS), Management Information Systems-School of Business Administration (SBA), and School of Information Studies (SOIS).



Weber State University offers three programs in Health Information Management: an Institutional Certificate in Healthcare Coding and Classification, an Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management. All courses in our programs are offered on campus and online. The Health Information Management and Technology programs are accredited by the CAHIIM.

Weber State University
For more information,
please contact:
Pat Shaw, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA
E-mail: pshaw@weber.edu
Phone: 801-626-7989
http://departments.
weber.edu/ce/dl/hccct