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Saskatchewan Polytechnic Diploma in Health Information Management
Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Diploma in Health Information Management

Diploma

2 up to

5 years

English

Full time, Part time

Sep 2025

Distance Learning, On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The Diploma in Health Information Management equips students with essential skills in healthcare data management, information systems, and health informatics. The program focuses on the importance of accurate health information in supporting effective patient care and administrative functions within healthcare organizations.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue opportunities as Health Information Managers, Data Analysts, or Health IT Specialists. They may work in hospitals, clinics, or health insurance companies, managing health information systems and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Health Information Management (HIM) professionals connect the worlds of health and data and ensure we accurately tell the health story of each patient.

The importance of quality health information in making crucial decisions is ever-present for healthcare professionals and leaders. Society is dependent on health information to guide many aspects of our daily lives. Our HIM program will prepare you with the skills and knowledge to be at the forefront of managing critical health information.

HIM professionals work in a variety of settings. They are leaders of healthcare teams and work as practitioners, coordinators or analysts within health authorities, cancer and government agencies. They work as privacy and informatics analysts, in educational settings, and in public health surveillance. This unique skill set can also open doors to roles with police forces, law, insurance and pharmaceutical firms.

Specific competencies that you will develop through the program include:

  • Data collection and coding;
  • Electronic health information management;
  • Information privacy, security and confidentiality;
  • Interpretation and analysis of health data;
  • Access to and protection of health information; and
  • Record and systems management.