Diploma - Health Information Management
- 2 years
- Duration
- 18,730 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kingston / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
Start a career in Health Information and help fill the national practitioner need. If you want to work in healthcare, like computers, and don't want to provide direct patient care, consider becoming a Health Information professional.
This program prepares graduates to use the newest technology to provide effective patient care in many health settings. Biomedical sciences, digital health, health analytics, privacy, and health law are covered.
This program is recognized by CCHIM (CCHIM). Graduates can take the CCHIM national certification exam and utilize CHIM as their professional designation.
The Canadian College of Health Information Management develops accreditation and certification criteria for educational institutions and health information professionals in Canada.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Clinical Records Management
- Technical Communications in Healthcare
- Clinical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 1
- Health Care Delivery and Health Care Law in Canada
- General Education Course
- Biomedical Sciences for HIM Professionals 1
Semester 2
- Field Placement 1
- Health Information: Privacy, Confidentiality and Access
- Career and Placement Preparion for HIM Professionals
- Clinical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 2
- Data Management
- Biomedical Sciences for HIM Professionals 2
- Online General Education Online
Semester 3
- Field Placement 2
- Digital Health
- Data Analytics
- Clinical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 3
- Management and Leadership in Health Care
Semester 4
- Decision Support and Utilization Management
- Field Placement 3
- linical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 4
- Applied Research Methods and Design
- Health Quality Improvement
- Project Management
Price
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,300 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,730 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math at the C, U or M level
- Grade 11 or 12 Biology at the C or U level
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
