Health Information Management

Dr. Haney is originally from New Orleans, LA with over 15 years of experience in Public Health and Health Informatics. He is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and has worked in a number of roles in the healthcare management field including Clinical Epidemiologist, Louisiana State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Coordinator, and Health Information Technology Director. Currently, as the program director and associate professor of Health Information Management at William Carey University, Dr. Haney comes to Mississippi by way of New Iberia, Louisiana, where he last served as Director of Health Information at Dauterive Hospital. “At William Carey, our HIM students are highly motivated to make an impact in the healthcare world,” Dr. Haney said. “I’m honored to work with the next generation of healthcare information management professionals.”

Dr. Haney has academically prepared and helped place a number of HIM students in healthcare firms across Mississippi. Under his leadership, William Carey’s HIM program has helped produce 13 RHIAs, most of whom are working in Mississippi. He has close ties with a number of health information directors and specialists throughout the region and continues to push for HIM to be known as a major career path for individuals looking for jobs in the healthcare industry.