This program is designed for the professional who has a bachelor's degree. An RHIT registration is not required. The program involves seven quarters of instruction and clinical affiliations. The academic load varies between a total of 78 and 87 units depending on the student's experience as well as previous instruction received. The certificate qualifies graduates to write the registration exam and earn the Registered Health Information Administrator designation. To be eligible for admission, the applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree at an accredited college or university. In harmony with the mission of Loma Linda University and the School of Allied Health Professions, the Department of Health Information Management is dedicated to:
Educating competent health information professionals
Promoting the health information management profession
Extending the current knowledge of health information professionals at neighboring health care facilities
Challenging students and department faculty to maintain high standards of ethical and professional behavior
Encouraging students and faculty to seek a meaningful relationship with God and a balanced Christian lifestyle
To prepare our graduates to be competent health information professionals through excellence in classroom instruction, professional practice experience, advisement, and mentoring with an emphasis on global service.
The following courses must be completed prior to admission:
Certificate information packet (PDF)
Human anatomy and physiology (complete sequence)
Pathophysiology
Intro. to Computers
Word Processing (Microsoft Word recommended)
Computer spreadsheet course (Microsoft Excel recommended)
Computer database course (Microsoft Access recommended)
Medical terminology
Accounting
Research methods
Principles of Management
General Psychology
Statistics
Business communications (recommended)
Speech (recommended)
Applicants who have comparable education or experience may be able to gain credit toward the certificate by equivalence examination or evaluation of credit on an individual basis. The expansion of opportunities for the health information manager has increased the demand for qualified applicants. There are more business and computer professionals interested in obtaining their RHIA to increase their marketability. Loma Linda University is committed to maintaining the quality of the program as well as offering a variety of flexible programs for the working professional.
If you would like more information about any of these program, please call Pauline Calla.
Phone: (909) 558-4976 or 1 (800) 422-4558, School of Allied Health, extension 44976.
Fax (909) 558-0404
Email: pcalla@llu.edu
Health Information Management
Loma Linda University - SAHP
Nichol Hall, room 1905
Loma Linda, CA 92350
Last Revised: Fri, May 30, 2008
