Get started on your career as a Health Informa­tion professional and help fill the national shortage of skilled practitioners. If you want to work in healthcare, have a strong interest in computers, and know that direct patient care isn't for you, becoming a Health Information professional may be the ideal career choice.

This program prepares graduates to work in many different health settings, using the latest technology to contribute to quality patient care. You’ll study bio­medical sciences, digital health, health analytics, privacy and health law.

This program is recognized by the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CCHIM). Graduates will be eligible to write the national certifica­tion examination administered by CCHIM and will be entitled to use the credentials CHIM to denote their professional designation.

The Canadian College of Health Information Management is a national, not-for-profit corporation that sets the accreditation standards for educational institutions and certification standards for health information professionals in Canada.

The College, incorporated in 1972, protects the public interest by governing and regulating the professional practice of more than 4,300 certified health information member registrants. In enhancing the status as a regulatory body, the College advances the professionalization of the health information industry and acknowledgement of its professionals as a key driver of policy, funding, and the care that Canadians receive.

The Canadian College of Health Information Management sets the accreditation standards for educational institutions offering health information programs in Canada.

Accreditation demonstrates to the public that a program is aligned to industry standards, as identified through the College’s needs assessment and consultation with industry. It is a voluntary, self-regulatory process to recognize those that meet or exceed the standards set for health information education. The purpose of accrediting programs is to ensure continuous quality improvement of the educational content to support the evolving health information industry.

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
The HIM professionals are the only certified experts in the science and technology of health information. Their key role is to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of personal health information within the Domains of Practice:

Electronic Health Information Management (e-HIM®);
Data Quality;
Privacy;
Health Information Management Standards.
The skills gained as a HIM professional are portable and can be applied in a variety of roles, including:

Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Chart Management Specialist
Cancer Registrar
Information Governance Analyst
Terminology Technical Specialist
Quality and Patient Safety Advisor
Consultant | Clinical Records Director
Privacy Officer
Utilization Management Officer

Health Information Management (HIM) professionals participate in the collection, analysis and organization of health data to provide information that is used by management teams, clinical care teams, government statistical and funding bodies, researchers as well as information technology product developers. HIM professionals are important members of interdisciplinary health care teams contributing to quality patient care.

Career opportuni­ties exist in a variety of settings such as:

hos­pitals,
community health services
health networks,
research institutes,
legal firms,
government ministries and agencies
In addition to our placement partners who routinely hire our graduates, we also currently have graduates working with these organizations:

Canadian Institute for Health Information
Analyst, Canadian Patient Experiences Reporting System
Coordinator, Client Engagement and Support
Statistics Canada
Senior Medical Classification Specialist
Public Health Agency of Canada
Program Officer
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Privacy Specialist
Unity Health Toronto
Clinical Coding and Classification Specialist
Med2020
Manager, Project Management
Queen's University
Research Assistant
Analyst, Department of Family Medicine
Data and Quality Improvement Analyst
St. Joseph's Health Care, London
Decision Support Specialist
London Health Sciences
Support Analyst, Clinical Reporting
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Release of Information Analyst/Auditor
Sick Kids
Health Information Management Coordinator
Government of Northwest Territories
Privacy Specialists
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Clinical Coding & Classifications Specialist
South West Local Health Integration Network
Health Information Analyst
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Public Health Surveillance Analyst
Alberta Health Services
Health Information Management Specialist