Health Information Management
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The 100% online asynchronous Master of Science in Health Information Management (MSHIM) program curriculum encompasses medical records, use and storage of patient data, coding, and leadership. Learn how to manage healthcare data and information resources.
Acquire the expertise necessary to take and pass the prestigious Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification exam.
Examine the social, ethical, organizational, and legal issues associated with health information systems and electronic health records.
Explore a detailed analysis of various health information systems and study the pressing legal, security and privacy issues associated with the management of electronic medical records.
The 39-credit hour program is housed within University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Applied Health Sciences and can be completed in 20 months.
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Learning Outcomes Heading link
- Examine how health information is captured, shared, and managed.
- Focus on records management and security.
- Study the social, ethical, organizational and legal issues associated with health information systems and electronic health records.
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The Master of Science in Health Information Management degree is designed to impart the knowledge and critical skills important for helping organizations develop and implement effective health information management strategies, advance the quality of patient care and safeguard the integrity of electronic health records. Many areas of study are covered in this 100% online program to help prepare students for the various roles defined by health information management.
- Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance: Course topics include health care delivery systems, health record requirements, classification systems clinical vocabularies and nomenclatures, data design in compliance with governance standards.
- Information Protection: Course topics include privacy and security of health information, and compliance considerations.
- Informatics, Analytics and Data Use: Course topics include analysis and visualization of healthcare data, database management, research, and strategies for exchange of health information.
- Revenue Cycle Management: Course topics include diagnostic and procedural coding, revenue cycle management, and regulatory requirements and methodologies for reimbursement.
- Health Law and Compliance: Course topics include legal processes impacting health information, compliance with external forces, risk management, policy, and fraud strategies for health information.
- Organizational management and Leadership: Course topics include leadership skill and best practices, financial management processes and strategic goal setting, cultural diversity, ethical practice standards, consumer engagement, training program and project management methodologies.
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MSHIM Foundation Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Description |
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| KN 230 | Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I | 3 hours | The structure and function of mammalian cells and tissues and human skeletal, muscular and nervous systems are discussed. Integrating the functions of the various systems is emphasized. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Credit for KN 230 is not given if the student has credit in KN 251 or KN 253. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in BIOS 110 and cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 (A=4.0). |
| KN 231 | Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II | 3 hours | The structure and function of the human endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, sensory, and reproductive systems are discussed. Integrating the functions of the various systems is emphasized. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): KN 230. Credit for KN 231 is not given if the student has credit in KN 252 or KN 254. |
| BHIS 405 | Medical Sciences and Human Pathophysiology | 3 hours | Introduction of fundamental concepts in pathophysiology. Specific disorders of major organ systems including etiology, manifestations, diagnostic tests, treatment modalities, pharmacotherapy and complications. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught fully online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in KN 251 and Grade of C or better in KN 252; or Grade of C or better in KN 253 and Grade of C or better in KN 254; or consent of the instructor. |
| BHIS 406 | Medical Terminology for Health Information Management | 2 hours | An Introduction to medical terminology and pharmacology, necessary to understanding the use of clinical vocabularies and classification systems in health information systems. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught fully online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Restricted to students in the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences or consent of the Instructor. |
MSHIM Required Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Description |
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| HIM 450 | Health Information Technology and Systems | 3 hours | Overview of information technology concepts applied to the practice of health information management. Topics include electronic health record systems, information governance, privacy and security, data collection, storage, retrieval and analysis. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have and active UIC Net ID with valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 451. |
| HIM 451 | Health Information Management Theory and Practice | 4 hours | An introduction to the data elements and health information systems that comprise the patient's health record in acute and alternative settings, including records management and registries. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC Net ID with valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Mater of Science in Health Information Management program. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Clinical Practice. |
| HIM 452 | Quality Management and Data Analysis | 4 hours | Examination of processes used to measure and improve the quality and effectiveness of health care, including health care research statistics and data display. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 534 and HIM 557. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, student must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory. |
| HIM 453 | Principles of Management and Human Resources | 4 hours | Principles of management with emphasis on business functions, procedures, personnel management, workforce development and productivity measurements as applied to health care settings. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 450 and HIM 451. |
| HIM 454 | Legal Aspects, Risk Management and Security of Health Information | 3 hours | Principles of law, confidentiality, and ethics, and their application to health records, including risk management and security in clinical information systems. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 450 and HIM 451. |
| HIM 455 | Health Information Systems Analysis and Design | 4 hours | Advanced topics in information technology and systems in healthcare. Fundamentals and tools of systems analysis and design. Use of data structures in clinical information systems including data design and management. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 534 and HIM 557. |
| HIM 534 | Healthcare Vocabularies & Clinical Classification Systems | 4 hours | Presents principles of classification systems; vocabulary used in healthcare systems; their applications in use of clinical data; representation of clinical data; data retrieval needs; development, implementation, evaluation and maintenance. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have and active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 405 and HIM 451; or consent of the instructor. |
| HIM 557 | Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Compliance | 4 hours | Principles of healthcare reimbursement and revenue cycle, practices in healthcare revenue cycle management, processes for compliance with laws, regulations and standards related to coding and revenue cycle, introduction to healthcare corporate compliance. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 454 and HIM 534. |
| HIM 574 | Health Information Research Methods and Evaluation | 3 hours | Collection, evaluation and interpretation of health information management data covered applying research principles and methodology to data. Use of statistical software typically used in the health information management department in lab section. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. taught online. Students must have an active UIC Net ID with valid password and access to a computer rand the internet. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in HIM 451 and HIM 452 and HIM 534 and HIM 557. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, student must enroll for one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion. |
| HIM 581 | Executive Healthcare Financial Management | 3 hours | Principles of healthcare finance, sources of healthcare revenue, expenses and budgeting for health information professionals. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 453 and HIM 557. |
| HIM 593 | Health Information Management Capstone | 2 hours | Students demonstrate a master of health information management concepts and skills, including development of real-world solutions to current challenges by completing and presenting an applied project. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 450 an dHIM 451 and HIM 452 and HIM 453 and HIM 454 and HIM 455; and HIM 534 and HIM 557 and HIM 574 and HIM 581 and HIM 595; and consent of the instructor. Completion of all other MS in Health Information Management curriculum requirements. |
| HIM 595 | Health Information Management Seminar | 1 hour | A seminar in which students explore current issues in Health Information Management including healthcare policy analysis and development, ethical issues, healthcare delivery systems, and population health, and begin to prepare their capstone project. Course Information: Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with a valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): HIM 450 and HIM 451 and HIM 452 and HIM 453 and HIM 454 and HIM 455; and HIM 534 and HIM 557 and HIM 574 and HIM 581; and consent of the instructor. Completion of all other MS in Health Information Management curriculum requirements. |
Careers in Health Information Management Heading link
Our graduates typically serve in the following roles:
- Compliance Officer
- Health Information Management Systems Director
- Revenue Integrity Analyst
- Privacy Officer
- Clinical Quality Coordinator
- Mapping Analyst, Intelligent Medical Objects
- Associate Director Health IT, Pharmaceuticals
- Director, Compliance Audit Services
- Professor, Health Services, Research and Practice
- Chief Health Information Officer
- Clinical Documentation Improvement Manager
Surveyed Program Graduate Salary Range: between $75,000 and $150,000 per year.
Academic Year 2021-2023
- Completion rate: 100% earned their MSHIM degree within 2 years
- Satisfaction rate: 100% of graduates were satisfied with the program
- Employment within one year: 100% of graduates were employed post-program completion
- RHIA Pass Rate: 100% of students that have taken the exam
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I gained an overall understanding of how information flows through healthcare. I also gained important skills regarding data accuracy, validation, cleansing, and reporting.
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Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA®) Certificate Heading link
Earning a professional certification can differentiate you in the health care field. The Health Information Management (HIM) field continues to experience rapid growth and the need for professionals to efficiently manage healthcare data increases every day. HIM professionals who have completed UIC’s CAHIIM-accredited MSHIM program can earn a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA®) certificate. HIM professionals interested in earning the certificate must successfully pass the RHIA exam. Earning a RHIA certificate will set graduates apart from their peers and demonstrate their knowledge of information technology to health care employers.
Learn more about the RHIA certification.
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We are the only online accredited MSHIM program in Illinois.
The Health Information Management accreditor of University of Illinois Chicago is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for Master of Science degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2030. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
Accreditation signals that a program has undergone a rigorous mission- and outcomes-based process and made a long-term commitment to quality education. Programs seeking accreditation must be in substantial compliance with the standards of the field. The accreditation process is designed to foster continuous assessment and improvement, even after accreditation has been achieved. This review processes helps ensure our program continues to evolve with the needs of health informatics and health information management, providing the strongest possible academic curriculum.