HIM Faculty

HIM Program Resident Faculty

UMDNJ
Main Telephone: 973-972-4356
Fax Number: 973-972-8540

Faculty Bios

Barbara J. Manger, MPA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA
Program Director
PHONE: 973-972-4356
EMAIL: mangerbj@umdnj.edu

HIM Program Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty Telephone:
973-972-4356/6499

• Nadinia Davis, MBA, CIA, CPA, RHIA, FAHIMA
• Kathleen Kirk, MPA, RHIA
• Edmund Manger,MAS, RPh
• Amelia Mattoon, MAS, RHIA

HIM Program Resident Faculty Bios

Barbara Manger, MPA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA is the Program Director of the HIM Program and Coding Certificate Program at UMDNJ-SHRP. Prior to July 2007, she was the Chairperson of the HIM Program at Kean University .  She had been a member of the Kean HIM Program faculty since 1990and came to Kean after having worked in the field for many years. Immediately prior to her employment at Kean, Prof. Manger was the Manager of Medical Records at the Summit Medical Group in Summit, NJ. She also held various positions in acute care which included Admissions Systems Director, DRG Coordinator and Assistant Director of Medical Records at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, NJ and Assistant Director of Medical Records at St. Michaels Medical Center, Newark, NJ. Professor Manger holds a Masters in Public Administration from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor's in Management Science from St. Peter's College. She also has a post baccalaureate certification in Health Information Management from Kean University. Continued involvement in the New Jersey Health Information Management Association has always been an important part of Prof. Manger's professional life. As a member of NJHIMA since 1978, she has been an active Executive Board member for several years through both appointed and elected positions and including serving as President. For the past two years, Prof. Manger has held the position of Community Education Coordinator which coordinates and promotes the Personal Health Record Community Education Campaign within New Jersey.   She will leave this role to assume the elected position of Director/Delegate of NJHIMA (2007-2009).   In recognition of her accomplishments and dedication to the profession, Prof. Manger was received the Distinguished Member Award in 2002 and was granted fellowship status by AHIMA in 2004.  In addition to her responsibilities at the university, Prof. Manger has been an independent consultant in the HIM field for both coding and management. This consultancy enables her to keep in touch with those working in the profession and to ensure that classes are current and up to date.