Health Policy Manag.  2021 Dec;31(4):437-450. 10.4332/KJHPA.2021.31.4.437.

A Comparative Analysis of Accreditation System for Health Information Management Education and Curriculum in the Republic of Korea and the United States of America

• Kim S
• Park J
• Lee S
• Lee H
• Lee Y

• KMID: 2525767
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2021.31.4.437

Abstract

Background
With the development of the information technology industry and the increasing importance of health information, there is a need to analyze the current certification system for health information management education. This study compared and analyzed the health information management education accreditation system between the Republic of Korea and the United States.
Methods
Descriptive analysis and quantitative methodologies were used to compare the education accreditation system and understand the current status of health information management curriculum run by universities in the Republic of Korea and the United States.
Results
Regardless of the academic year, the Republic of Korea had one certification system based on subject-based criteria. However, the United States had a certification system for associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree programs with competency-based criteria. The accreditation system was different in terms of the way the curriculum is certified and the options for the different levels of university degree programs.
Conclusion
Accordingly, it is necessary to consider improving the quality of health information management personnel at different levels by improving the current accreditation system and differentiating the curriculum according to the degree program levels in the Republic of Korea.

Keyword

Health information management; Curriculum analysis; Curriculum accreditation