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The B.S. degree in Health Information Administration prepares students to function in a leadership capacity in a variety of healthcare organizations. Students are prepared to manage the electronic health record working with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and administrators to ensure proper workflow and quality of documentation within the medical records. Professionals can perform the job functions of electronic health record trainer, support analyst, and work along IT experts to ensure proper support and build of systems. HIA professionals are poised to work with data quality experts to ensure accurate collection and presentation of data, manage revenue cycle processes within healthcare organizations, function as a privacy officer, and often direct the functions of a Health Information Management Department.