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- 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.
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.
Why choose this course?
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.
Explore this course
Health information management combines the clinical, technological and business aspects of health. Health information managers collect, manage and report health data to support the clinical care of patients and also to contribute to the management of health services.
Your study will focus on business and people management, including analysing and managing budgets. IT units will support your understanding and use of digital health systems. Health units will develop knowledge in medical terminology, the Australian healthcare system, clinical classifications and casemix management.
Through studies in health informatics, management, data analytics and clinical information about diseases and procedures, graduates have a wide variety of career opportunities across the health sector
- managing comprehensive patient information
- implementing and managing digital health systems
- clinical coding and data management
- working with researchers and epidemiologists providing data related to current health issues and investigations
- supporting health services managers with reports about demand and access of health services
- preparing information for government agencies about the health status of populations.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you will be required to complete 360 hours of professional work placements.
Gain skills on placement
At QUT you’ll consolidate your classroom learning and put your knowledge into practice through Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. These units are undertaken off campus at health facilities. Our staff will help you to find a placement, and you’ll be supported by academic staff and supervisors during your WIL experience.
Careers and outcomes
Now more than ever before, there is a need for high quality health information to drive decision making. Governments, hospitals and health services need strong health information systems and robust methods for data capture, analysis and reporting to support clinical care and the effective management of the health system. Employment opportunities in this growing field are excellent.
Graduates are employed, both here and overseas, in:
- hospitals and other health facilities
- government health departments
- software development firms (e.g. digital health design and implementation projects)
- health insurance companies
- health research centres
- the pharmaceutical industry
- statistical agencies
- international aid agencies
- non-government organisations.
As well as working in health information services, graduates are able to work in specialist positions that include:
- clinical data manager
- clinical coder/coding auditor/coding educator
- clinical governance and risk management officer
- clinical documentation specialist
- electronic health record application analyst
- database administrator
- business analyst
- health privacy officer.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Health Information Management Association of Australia. Graduates are eligible for full membership.
Possible careers
- Clinical data manager
- Corporate health officer
- Health data and casemix analyst
- Health information manager
- Health policy officer
- Health privacy officer
- Health services manager
- Information officer
- Public health officer
- Public health program manager
- Risk manager
- Ehealth project officer
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $14,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2025 fees
2025: $37,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2024 fees
2024: CSP $13,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2024 fees
2024: $34,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
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