Faculty & Research

Education

M.IS., Master of Information Science, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2001)
B.S., Health Information Administration, School of Allied Health Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1981)

Certifications

RHIA, Registered Health Information Administrator, 1981, American Health Information Management Association
CCS, Certified Coding Specialist, 1994, American Health Information Management Association
CCS-P, Certified Coding Specialist, Physician-based, 1998, American Health Information Management Association

Danita Forgey is both an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Informatics Health Information Administration Program. In addition to classroom instruction of HIA students, she oversees curriculum development and program evaluation. Danita received her B.S. in Medical Record Administration and her Master of Information Science from Indiana University.

In 1999, Danita received the Distinguished Member Award from the Indiana Health Information Management Association of which she is a member and past president. She is also a member of the American Health Information Management Association and holds a Certified Coding Specialist credential from that organization.

Prior to her academic career, Danita served in management roles in Health Information Management with IU Hospitals, Columbus Regional Hospital and the YPRO Corporation. She continues to work as a private consultant in the field.