The Graduate Council approved a change to this program after the publication of the Catalog. Please refer to the Catalog Addendum for more information. 

Healthcare providers and researchers depend upon information to improve patient care. Therefore, health information professionals need to understand how to manage health information and deliver health information services to healthcare providers, researchers, and consumers with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.  The purpose of the General Academic Certificate in Health Information is to prepare information professionals to deliver health information services in a variety of settings. The GAC will be delivered both online and in a hybrid format combining online and face-to-face course delivery.  Individuals who complete the GAC in Health Information will be able to describe the importance of information in the healthcare enterprise as well as locate, evaluate, synthesize, and deliver authoritative health information.  They will integrate principles of evidence-based practice in the delivery of health information services, and identify the health information needs of the communities being served.