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University of Washington

Master Degree in Health Informatics

CAHIIM Initial Accreditation Campus Based Enrollment: Active
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Program information

Address
1959 NE Pacific St, H-670, Box 357660, Seattle, WA, 98195-7660
State
Washington (WA)
Degree level
Master Degree
Subject area
Health Informatics
Content delivery
Campus Based
Program Director
Karima Lalani , PhD, MBA, RHIA, FACHE
Phone
(206) 543-8810
Email
klalani@uw.edu
Last accreditation date
08/17/2016
Next review cycle
2027-2028
Progress report status
Progress Report satisfactory and completed

What this means

University of Washington is accredited and your degree counts.

Because University of Washington holds Initial accreditation from CAHIIM, graduates of this master degree program are eligible to sit for the appropriate AHIMA credential exam: typically the RHIA, and many programs prepare students for additional specialty credentials.

"Initial Accreditation" means the program received CAHIIM accreditation recently and is on a shortened review cycle to confirm continued compliance. Graduates are fully eligible for AHIMA exams. The status simply signals a newer program.

Accreditation history

Recent CAHIIM actions on this program

  • August 2016

    Grant ten years of Initial Accreditation with a Progress Report. The following Standards are Partially Met: Standard 9. Program-Specific Curriculum. The Program continues to uphold the two courses focused on healthcare databases as they exist, but seeks to discuss this further during a summer retreat. A final decision has not been made in compliance with the site visit comment. The Program response indicates that one course title has been changed to 'Information Governance' but it is unclear wha

Source: CAHIIM Program Directory listing for University of Washington. Refreshed quarterly.

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Data on this page is sourced from the official CAHIIM Program Directory listing for University of Washington, last refreshed . Accreditation status can change between refreshes. Always verify directly with CAHIIM before enrolling.