Memory Ndanga

Academic Director, HIM/HSA

Memory Ndanga
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Memory Ndanga, PhD, MS, RHIA, is an associate academic director for Health Information Management (HIM) Program at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. She is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). She has served on the New Jersey Health Information Management Association (NJHIMA) board as a secretary and delegate and also participated on American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) working groups. Dr. Ndanga has presented at the AHIMA Convention and Exhibit, AHIMA Assembly on Education, NJHIMA State Conference other state conferences. She has worked in acute care facilities as a HIM manager. She also spent 7 years as an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Health Professions. Memory completed her BS in HIM at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ and subsequently received a Master of Science in Biomedical Bioinformatics and a PhD in Health Informatics from the School of Health Professions at Rutgers University.

Her research has focused on analysis of healthcare outcomes, as detailed on Google Scholar.

Recent News

The Need for Health Information Managements

April 24, 2024

CUNY SPS Blog

During Health Information Professionals Week (April 15–19), CUNY SPS featured a Q&A with Memory Ndanga, academic director of the CUNY SPS Health Information Management and Health Services Administration programs. Dr. Ndanga offered a look at the School’s Health Information Management BS and MS programs.
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New Scholarship Launched for Fall 2024 Medical Coding Certificate Students

April 23, 2024

Offered in partnership with the New York County Health Services Review Organization Inc. and its subsidiary MedReview, this scholarship will support the next generation of medical...

Three graduates of the first CUNY SPS MS HIM class smile and wave before the 2023 Commencement ceremony

CUNY SPS Salutes First Class of MS in Health Information Management Graduates

June 20, 2023

The first graduating class from the MS in Health Information Management includes 18 graduates who earned their degree in 2023.

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MS in Health Information Management Earns CAHIIM Accreditation

April 12, 2023

The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) accredited the program following a rigorous review process.