Health Information Management Programs at DSU Continue to Receive National Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) recently awarded both the Health Information Technology and Health Information Administration programs at Dakota State University with Continuing Accreditation. The peer review conducted by the American Health Information Management Association’s Council on Accreditation (COA) and the commission’s Board of Directors recognizes the programs’ substantial compliance with the nationally established accreditation standards. The next comprehensive evaluations of the programs are scheduled to occur in 2006-2007.

Dakota State University has earned accreditation for these programs without interruption since first awarded in 1975 and is the only South Dakota institution offering these accredited degrees. Courses are offered on the Madison campus and through distance delivery.

This CAAHEP accreditation makes graduates of Dakota State University’s HIT and HIA degree programs eligible to write the national certification exams to become Registered Health Information Technicians (RHITs) or Registered Health Information Administrators (RHIAs).