The purpose of CAHIT is to provide focus in three areas:
- Research
- To provide awareness of all aspects of research that have been done at DSU relative to health information technology in various departments, such as HIM/health informatics, information systems, and analytics
- To work collaboratively with industry, government, and academic partners to carry out research to develop solutions that can be used to resolve issues or encourage new insights in health information technology
- Service
- To assist industry partners with health information technology requests if it is within the scope of what can be accomplished with existing faculty, staff, and students
- To enhance DSU’s education in health information technology by partnering for creative supervised professional practice opportunities
- Industry professional development
- To develop non-degree short courses and certificate programs to meet the needs in workforce skills
- To serve as a resource center for health information technology material