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Health information management (HIM) combines the disciplines of medicine, information management, and information technology. The profession encompasses planning, collecting, aggregating, analyzing, and disseminating individual patients’ and aggregate clinical data. HIM is an excellent major for those who want to work in healthcare but not provide direct patient care.
Within the Department of Health Information Management, interested students can obtain an Associate of Science Degree in Health Information Technology or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Information Administration.
What careers can I pursue with an HIM degree?
Many of our Health Information Management graduates go on to work as data analysts right after graduation.
A health information career includes paths in data quality, informatics, data analytics, revenue cycle management, consumer health information (HI), and privacy, risk and compliance, many of which offer careers where you can work from home.
Health information career paths
Learn from practitioners in the field through professional practice experiences
All faculty have real-world industry experience and are actively involved in regional, state, national, and international health information management professional organizations. Each faculty member provides a different professional perspective and strength that enhances the educational experiences for our students.
Get involved in an active regional association to immediately begin creating your network of health information professionals
Graduates from IU Northwest's bachelor's and associate's programs are qualified to sit for the national Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) examinations, respectively.
The Health Information Management programs' accreditor is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). See the specific program pages for reaffirmation of accreditation
