Department of Health Informatics, Information Management, and Administration
The Department of Health Informatics, Information Management, and Administration (HIIMA) offers broad-based educational programs related to leadership, informatics, information management, and administration. Professionals in these domains strive to improve patient experiences with respect to quality and satisfaction, the health of populations, and the per capita costs of health care. Graduates possess the necessary leadership skills to ensure a competent workforce in the health-care industry.
Mission
In harmony with the mission of Loma Linda University and the School of Allied Health Professions, the Department of Health Informatics, Information Management, and Administration is dedicated to:
- Educating competent health informatics, information management, and administration professionals.
- Promoting health informatics, information management, and administration professions.
- Extending the current knowledge of health informatics, information management, and administration professionals at neighboring health-care facilities.
- Challenging students, department faculty, and staff to maintain high standards of ethical and professional behavior.
- Encouraging students, faculty, and staff to seek a meaningful relationship with God and a balanced Christian lifestyle.
Purpose
To prepare graduates to be competent health informatics, information management, and administration professionals through excellence in classroom instruction, professional practice experience, advisement, and mentoring—emphasizing global service.
- Coding Specialist — Certificate
- Health-Care Administration — B.S.
- Health Informatics — M.S.
- Health Information Management — B.S., Certificate
Chair
Debra L. Hamada
Primary faculty
Pauline J. Calla
Laura Evans
Lida Gharibvand
Debra L.Hamada
Karla G. Lavin Williams
Terri L. Rouse
Ryan Stephan
Braden Tabisula
Clinical faculty
Kimberly A. Alcaraz
Jere E. Crispens
Marilyn Davidian
Jennifer Guerrero
Melanie Hanson
D.P. Harris
Audrey J. Shaffer
Brenda Taylor
David Wren
Mark E. Zirkelbach