Overview There is a pressing and rapidly growing demand throughout the health sector for experts in all areas of health information management. This course combines theory with extensive hands-on experience in work environments across the health sector. You'll develop expertise in health classification, casemix systems, and activity-based performance management in health. You'll also learn about health informatics and e-health, and how to develop and manage health information systems, analyze health data, and conduct research using health information. You'll also receive management training so you can move straight into management positions. When you complete the course you'll be prepared for work across the health sector including in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, health services, the health insurance and health ICT sectors, health-related research centres and in government health departments. Our course allows graduates of other disciplines to gain the skills and knowledge to join this expanding field. You'll study at our Melbourne Campus for two years full-time or the part-time equivalent. You'll complete professional practice placements in healthcare agencies and you can apply for a limited number of professional placement scholarships. The qualification awarded on graduation is recognized in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 9. Career outcomes As a Health Information Manager, you'll be the person who keeps health organizations running. This course prepares you for work in a wide range of agencies throughout the health sector including in hospitals, health services, health-related research centres, private health organizations, and government health departments. You'll receive management and health business training so you can move straight into a management position. We also incorporate training in health data analytics and research skills, clinical coding, health ICT skills, and project management. Our graduates are working as Health Information Managers, health/clinical database and disease registry managers, researchers, project officers, data analysts, clinical coders, health system development and implementation specialists, privacy officers, healthcare quality managers, and information managers in Australia and overseas. They have secured full-time employment at metropolitan and regional health agencies such as: Hospitals The Department of Health and Human Services Cancer Council Victoria Breast Screen Murdoch Children's Research Institute Community Health Services Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Coronial Information System Health software and system development firms Health insurance companies, etc. A couple of our graduates have taken the opportunity to work in Beijing at the China National Health Development Research Center. Professional recognition The Master of Health Information Management is accredited by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA). Membership may require an application to the professional body and may have additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.