Overview

Columbia Southern University's Associate of Science in health information science/health care administration program helps students prepare for entry-level administrative positions within the health care industry. Through coursework focused on managing situations in various health care facilities, students can apply business principles to their health care environment and analyze the ethical implications of professional standards. Graduates with this degree should have a deep understanding of health care administrative responsibilities and the ability to improve efficiencies and quality in a health care setting.

Multiple factors, including prior experience, geography and degree field, affect career outcomes. CSU does not guarantee a job, promotion, salary increase, eligibility for a position, or other career growth.

Program Description

The Associate of Science in Health Information Science degree program is an entry-level program designed to provide students foundational knowledge in the field of health information science. The program offers a medical coding track that prepares students to become proficient medical billers and coders by providing the latest information related to medical coding, medical chart auditing, and insurance reimbursement. The program also offers a health care administration track that provides students with the education needed to pursue entry-level administrative management positions within the healthcare industry.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should be able to do the following:

• Conduct an information technology needs assessment of a healthcare organizational unit.
• Apply ethical standards to working with health information.
• Apply health information management technology best practices to the collection, maintenance, and transfer of medical records.
• Execute the appropriate compliance and administrative standards in health information systems management.

Health Care Administration Concentration

Provides students with foundational knowledge in the field of health information science. The program offers a medical coding track that prepares students to become proficient medical billers and coders by providing the latest information related to medical coding, medical chart auditing, and insurance reimbursement.

Concentration Outcomes

• Analyze the ethics of professional standards in health care organizations
• Apply business principles to the health care environment