Health Information Management

Roomana Bajwa, Health Information Management Program Graduate, 2006. Data Coordinator, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC, Vancouver General Hospital. Read more.

Looking for a different kind of health care career?

Consider the Douglas College Health Information Management program. This highly-specialized two-year diploma program will prepare you for a career working behind the scenes as a health information management professional.

Every hospital, government and health care provider has to be accountable. That's where the health information management professional comes in, keeping a record of every health condition and service performed in our health care system.

A complex, international coding system is used. The information is entered into a national database. Hospitals, governments and the Canadian Institute of Health Information use the database to compile reports as a basis for health care decisions on everything from how to manage waitlists for surgery to answering the question “how healthy are Canadians?”

If you’re interested in health care and enjoy working with computers, numbers and details, Health Information Management may be the ideal career for you.

Program highlights

• Only program in British Columbia that prepares students for this unique career
• Recognized by CHIMA, the Canadian Health Information Management Association
• Hands-on learning with several practicum work placements in the community
• Study full- or part-time

Location

Most classes in the Health Information Management program take place at the David Lam Campus in Coquitlam. Some lecture/practices are held at a local acute care facility to aid the application of theory in a practical environment.

Start dates

Intake of students occurs every second September (in the even-numbered years). The next intake is September 2010.

Applying

The application deadline is May 1 for the September start date.

See the College Calendar for detailed Admission Requirements. To be considered for a seat in the program, applicants must meet all the required admission criteria.

For more information

• Read the Health Information Management FAQs
• Attend an information session
• Contact the Health Information Management program