Post-Baccalaureate Diploma - Health Information Management

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health Information Management combines aspects of health, computer science, business and research in a specialized curriculum. The profession of Health Information Management has a traditional employment base in acute care facilities, and expanding opportunities in a variety of non-acute facilities, community health, government agencies and industry.

Health information management professionals provide an essential information support service that contributes to the delivery and evaluation of patient care and administrative decision making. The profession has a traditional employment base in acute care facilities, with expanding opportunities in a variety of non-acute facilities, community health, government agencies, and industry. To be admitted to the PBD–HIM, prospective students are required to complete the following courses with a 65% or better (or equivalent), if these courses were not part of the applicant’s degree program: • ENGL 1130 - Academic Writing • BIOL 1103 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I • BIOL 1203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II • CSIS 1190 - Excel for Business

One of:

• BUSN 2429 - Business Statistics • MATH 1160 - Introduction to Statistics • PSYC 2300 - Data Analysis in Psychology

Applicants must also complete an approved medical terminology course with a minimum grade of 75%, or equivalent. The department will provide a list of approved courses. If an applicant has undertaken a medical terminology course not on the list of approved courses, they will need to submit the course for consideration as equivalent to the Health Information Management Coordinator.