SURVEY OF HEALTH INFORMATICS PROGRAMS AND
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN CANADA 2025 St. Lawrence College | ||||||||||
| Program Name | Health Information Management | |||||||||
| CONTACT INFORMATION | ||||||||||
| Department | School of Health and Science | |||||||||
| Faculty | ||||||||||
| Program Contact Name | Megan Bailey | |||||||||
| Telephone | 613-544-5400 ext. 1159 | |||||||||
| him@sl.on.ca | ||||||||||
| Street | 100 Portsmouth Avenue | |||||||||
| City | Kingston | |||||||||
| Province | ON | |||||||||
| Postal Code | K7L 5A6 | |||||||||
| PROGRAM INFORMATION | ||||||||||
| Program Academic Level | Diploma | |||||||||
| HI Component Comprehensiveness | Full Program | |||||||||
| Program Delivery & Attendance | Onsite | |||||||||
| Program Typical Duration | 2 Years | |||||||||
| Credential | Diploma | |||||||||
| Credential Awarded | D | |||||||||
| Credential Description | Diploma in Health Information Management | |||||||||
| Type of Professional Produced by Program List Standard Types (e.g., AHI, RDHI, CHI, HIM, hybrids, all) | Health Information Management Professional | |||||||||
| Type of Role(s) Addressed by Program List Standard Specific Roles (e.g., CIO, Internal Consultant, Teacher, Researcher, etc., all) | Classification and Coding Specialist, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Chart Management Specialist, Cancer Registrar, Release of Information, Analyst/Auditor, Research Associate, Information Governance Analyst, Terminology Technical Special | |||||||||
| Candidate Pre-requisites for Program | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with the majority of Grade 11 and 12 courses at the C, U or M level including the following prerequisites: Grade 12 English at the C or U level Grade 11 Math at the C, U or M level Grade 11 or 12 Biology at the C or U level | |||||||||
| Co-op; Practicum | Practicum | |||||||||
| Part Time Availability | No | |||||||||
| Program Cost | $4,252.69/2 Semesters | |||||||||
| Registration Due Date | May 1; November 1 | |||||||||
| Program Website | https://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/programs-and-courses/full-time/programs/a_m/health-information-management/kingston/ | |||||||||
| Program Admissions Requirement Link | https://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/programs-and-courses/full-time/programs/a_m/health-information-management/kingston/ | |||||||||
| Program Application Link | https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/cba?collegeCode=SLAW&code=1008 | |||||||||
| Comments on Program | This program is recognized by the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA). Graduates will be eligible to write the national certification examination administered by CHIMA and will be entitled to use the credentials CHIM to denote their professional designation. | |||||||||
| PROGRAM CURRICULUM | ||||||||||
| Program Curriculum Information Link | https://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/programs-and-courses/full-time/programs/a_m/health-information-management/kingston/ | |||||||||
| Program Courses | Semester 1 Clinical Records Management Technical Communications in Healthcare Clinical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 1 Health care Delivery and Health Care Law in Canada General Education Course Biomedical Sciences for HIM Professionals 1 Semester 2 Field Placement I Health Information: Privacy, Confidentiality and Access Career and Placement Preparation for HIM Professionals Clinical Coding, Classification, Abstracting 2 Data Management Biomedical Sciences for HIM Professionals 2 General Education Online Semester 3 Field Placement 2 Digital Health Data Analytics Clinical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 3 Management and Leadership in Health Care Semester 4 Decision Support and Utilization Management Quality Management for HIM Professionals Practicum and Field Placement 3 Clinical Coding, Classification, and Abstracting 4 Applied Research Methods and Design Health Quality Improvement Project Management | |||||||||
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