Health Information Management

Health Information Management Diploma

In a health information management career you are part of a dynamic healthcare profession that is currently in high demand across the continuum of care, as patient needs continue to rise. You are trained to manage health information services, work with confidential records, use technology to capture, manage and analyze data and present health information for use in healthcare delivery and financial and management planning.

You will have the chance to interact with medical staff, health providers, and management; May specialize in areas such as research, management, quality improvement, risk analysis, clinical trials, and clinical financial resource integration and maintain skills, knowledge, and expertise through mandatory Continuing Professional Education (CPE). There are a myriad of exciting opportunities within the provincial and federal government sectors for you, a well as within education, community clinics and private businesses, to name a few.

what to expect

This program is 15 months, including a 12-week practicum with on-the-job training, offsite with potential employers. Our Health Information Management Diploma program covers the areas of study that will ensure you are highly skilled upon graduation. Educational content includes areas such as healthcare laws and ethics in Canada, health information analysis, systems and technology, electronic health records, database management, statistics for health sciences, project management, workplace communications and more.

This program is accredited through Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA). Graduates are encouraged to sit for the certification exam, offered through the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIM). Candidates who successfully write the CHIM national certification examination (NCE) earn a CHIM professional designation. This examination assesses the entry-level competencies of graduates of accredited Health Information Management programs.

From Classroom to life

• Gain real-time knowledge and best practices onsite from our industry-expert instructors and offsite through a practicum with health information management employers
• Apply the technical skills learned, to oversee the quality of patient information delivery, through practical application and training
• Learn, alongside your fellow classmates, how to provide comprehensive support to a healthcare team and work within a professional environment

what sets us apart

Beyond Anderson College’s industry-expert instructors, easy-to-use learning materials and real-world training – what sets us apart, is a community of support, sharing your interests and goals for creating a life-changing career path, one that will become like a family as you navigate your way to success.

We’re in it with you

Contact us to talk with one of our Admissions Experts. We’ll walk you through the details of what you’ll need and how to apply, the details of the program curriculum and the next steps to get you on your way to your first, or next, successful career.