在这个具有挑战性的两年制文凭课程中，学生将学习使用计算机技术来捕获和分析数据，以及创建健康信息以用于医疗保健用途，财务和管理计划。健康记录是医院和医疗保健机构用来对服务进行编码以进行报销的主要信息来源。公共卫生官员还需要此信息来指示疾病的类型和趋势，医学研究人员也需要此信息以进行分析，比较和决策支持。卫生服务职业是经济中增长最快的职业之一。在医疗保健领域，这确实是信息时代。健康信息管理和健康记录专业人员的技能和培训有一个全新的增长市场。人口老龄化和医疗保健需求的增长，再加上对提供医疗保健服务的问责制，效率
The Fleming College Health Information Management (HIM) program is one of only three Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) recognized college programs available in Ontario. In this challenging two-year diploma program, students will learn to use computer technologies to capture and analyze data, for use in patient care, decision support, funding and planning. Health records are the primary source of information used by hospitals and health care facilities to code services for reimbursement purposes. This information is also needed by public health officials to indicate disease patterns and trends, and by medical researchers for analysis, comparison and decision support.<br><br>Health service careers are among the fastest growing occupations in the economy. In the healthcare field, this really is the information age. There's a whole new growth market for the skills and training of health information management and health records professionals. An aging population and increasing health care needs, combined with the focus on accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of health care services delivery, has led to a skills shortage. You will graduate equipped with very marketable skills in the health information management sector. Some of those skills will include expertise in the following areas: data quality, data collection and coding, record /systems management, privacy, confidentiality and security of health information, transitioning to the electronic health record