Health Informatics and Information Management

Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) is the study of the principles and practices of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. It is the link to clinicians, technology designers, and information technology; and is the value-adding bridge between leadership and management of health information in all formats (paper, scanned, or computerized forms), and are a critical component of the electronic health record (EHR) work-force.  Health informatics and Information Management also focuses on information systems, informatics principles, and information technology as it is applied to the continuum of healthcare delivery.  In summary, Health Informatics and Information management is a combination of business, science, and information technology.

HI professionals also work on the classification of diseases and treatments to ensure they are standardized for clinical, financial, and legal uses in healthcare. HI professionals care for patients by caring for their medical data and are responsible for the quality, integrity, security, and protection of patients’ health information.