1001 East Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO, 65802
Program Director: Denise Baer , BS, RHIA
Program Phone: (417) 447-8821
Program Email: baerd@otc.edu
Content Delivery:
Online
Program Level: Associate
Enrollment Status: Active
Progress Report: Progress Report satisfactory and completed
Current Accreditation Award: Continuing
Last Accreditation Date: 10/26/2022
Next Review Cycle: 2029-2030
Accreditation Actions
June 2023 Accreditation Action: Accept the Progress Report.
Rationale: The program is compliant with all Standards.
Accreditation Award: Continuing Accreditation.
November 2022 Accreditation Action: Grant seven years of Continuing Accreditation with a Progress Report. The program remains non-compliant with the following 2018 Standards:
The following Standards are Partially Met:
Standard 3. Program Effectiveness Measures. Additional refinements are needed in the indicated areas.
Standard 18. Curriculum. III.7. Standards are not for exchange of health information. Quiz questions provided are at a level 2.
III.7. Create assignment at level 3 (apply). The Curriculum Deficiency Validation form identifies this as III.9; check syllabus to ensure correct 2018 competency is shown.
The indicated AHIMA competencies contained inconsistencies in the presentation of domains/subdomains on the Curriculum Deficiency Validation forms submitted.