The Rutgers
School of Health Professions requires that students achieve professional
competencies, professionalism, communication, collaboration, ethics and
jurisprudence, education, scholarship, problem solving, information management,
and safety. Professional competencies for master of science in health information management (MSHIM) students include the following
domains:
- Data content, structure, and standards; information
governance
- Information protection: access, disclosure,
archival, privacy, and security
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Informatics, analytics, and data use
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Revenue management
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Leadership
Upon completion
of the program, the graduates will be able to:
1.
Analyze
data management practices and recommend strategies for effective and efficient management
of health information.
2.
Recommend
privacy and security strategies for health information.
3.
Manage
data within database systems and support system integration for greater use of
health data.
4.
Interpret
terminologies and classification systems and construct examples of data
mapping.
5.
Analyze
health information systems, implement new systems, and identify opportunities
for system optimization.
6.
Perform
data analysis and present data visually to support health care operations.
7.
Manage
components of the revenue cycle and recommend financial management processes.
8.
Recommend
strategies for detecting and preventing health care fraud.
9.
Evaluate
performance improvement and risk management activities, and develop strategies
for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
10.
Assess
health data utilization to improve population health and public health.
11.
Recommend
strategies that promote positive organizational change and embrace diversity.
12.
Determine
workforce needs and workforce training needs.
13.
Lead
and engage key stakeholders in health informatics and information governance
initiatives and projects.
14.
Assess
consumer engagement with their health information.
15.
Evaluate
the impact of policy in health care.
16. Leverage health data to support research
activities in health care.
Health Informatics 
