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Highlights
- Learn how information is used to care for patients and to support management of the health system and create population level statistics.
- Immerse yourself in current and emerging technologies to develop skills in health informatics and data management.
- Learn the principles of medicine and health care, and methods for standardised capture and coding of health information. Build skills to keep health information secure, confidential, and maintained according to standards, legal requirements and policies.
- Opportunities for real experience and networking with placements and site visits.
- Applicants who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in a health science or IT-related field may be eligible for credit for prior learning.
If you’re interested in healthcare but prefer to work behind the scenes, health information management (HIM) allows you to use analytical skills to improve systems and help people in meaningful ways. This is a career that requires attention to detail as well as clear communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. HIM professionals interact with people across diverse healthcare settings and disciplines, including doctors and other clinical staff, health service managers, health departments, statistical agencies, insurance companies and patients.
QUT offers the only HIM course in Queensland. Our course responds to the key health challenges of the information age. Digital systems, electronic health records, and the management of information requirements are being rapidly updated across the spectrum of health care. Data from these systems is increasingly used as evidence for decision making, requiring leadership in data analysis. You will learn the importance of health information being collected, analysed and communicated in ways that are secure, efficient and ethical.
During this course you’ll visit health information managers at major hospitals, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations to gain insight into the diversity of available roles, and valuable networking opportunities. You’ll develop confidence and industry experience through placements.
Health information managers are well suited to leadership roles because they understand clinical practices, finance functions, information technology applications and staff management. QUT will support you to develop and expand your leadership and management capabilities. The combination of knowledge across business, information technology and health will prepare you for many roles.