Surviving and thriving with Vision 2006: information technology in the curriculum.

To prepare graduates for the new roles envisioned in the American Health Information Management Association's Vision 2006, which places emphasis on information technology and the management of health information, a model curriculum has been developed for health information administration and health information technology programs in which information technology and information systems have been strengthened. With these new directions come the expense and problems of purchasing and maintaining computer systems necessitated by these changes. There can be great resistance on the part of deans and other individuals to authorize the procurement of the hardware and software needed to establish a computer laboratory. The article describes a cost-effective alternative.