Health Informatics and Information Management

The Health Informatics and Information Management program at UMMC's School of Health-Related Professions offers a Master of Health Informatics and Health Information management (MHIIM) degree. The online degree program prepares students to develop information systems for quality patient care; facility reimbursement; medical research; health planning; and health care evaluation as required by the changing health care environment. The program's mission is to educate outstanding professionals who can contribute to high quality health care through development, implementation, and refinement of health information systems.  For more information visit: UMMC Health Informatics and Information Management

While at UM, you will be enrolled in the B.A. in Allied Health Studies with an emphasis in HIIM, then assigned an academic counselor who will ensure that you have the pre-requisite courses needed to be able to apply to a Health Informatics and Information Management school of your choice. Pre-requisite requirements are determined by your schools of interest. Our office not only keeps you on track with pre-requisites, we provide tutoring, application assistance, mock interviews to help prepare for the actual interview, and help with locating schools based on your criteria.

Incoming freshman will select the HIIM emphasis for Allied Health Studies on their UM application. Others complete the short online form to be assigned to an HPAO advisor and notified about HPAO programs and services. 

The Value of an Allied Health Studies Degree

Allied Health Studies majors gain the ability to understand human behavior, communicate complex ideas, think critically, interpret data, and engage with a diverse world. These skills prepare our majors to enter any allied health profession and become leaders of the future.

What is Health Informatics and Information Management?

Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) is a challenging career for people interested in medicine, technology and management. 

HIIM professionals are experts in managing the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data and information. To provide the highest quality healthcare delivery, healthcare information is used not only for patient care, but also for medical legal issues, reimbursement, research, planning, and evaluation. Opportunities for employment are found in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, home health agencies, health maintenance organizations, insurance agencies, governmental agencies, educational institutions, and research centers.

For more information regarding health informatics and information management’s salary, job outlook, and resources, visit Explorehealthcareers or the Occupation Outlook Handbook.