Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

B.HIM Health Information Management

Learn how healthcare data, digital systems and information technology work together to support better decisions, safer patient care and more effective health services.

4-Year Programme
Health + Technology
+ Data & Digital Skills
Young health information management students working with healthcare data
HEALTH.
DATA.
TECHNOLOGY.
Programme B.HIM
Duration 4 Years
Academic Area Health Informatics
Focus Health Data & Systems

Where Healthcare Meets Data and Technology

Health Information Management focuses on gathering, organising, evaluating and safeguarding traditional and digital medical records that support quality patient care.

The field brings together health information, coding, informatics, data analytics, governance and digital technology to help healthcare professionals access accurate information and make better decisions.

01

Health Information

Understand how medical and patient information is created, organised and used.

02

Digital Healthcare

Explore the systems and technologies supporting modern health services.

03

Data & Decision-Making

Learn how accurate information can support safer and better-informed healthcare decisions.

Health information students reviewing digital healthcare data
Digital Health in Practice

Skills Across Health, Data and Technology

Build a multidisciplinary skill set that connects healthcare knowledge with digital systems and information.

01

Health Records Management

Understand how healthcare records are created, stored, maintained and accessed.

02

Health Informatics

Explore how information systems support clinical and healthcare operations.

03

Data Analytics

Develop analytical skills for interpreting healthcare data and identifying useful insights.

04

Medical Coding

Understand how clinical information can be structured and classified.

05

Information Governance

Learn the importance of confidentiality, quality, accuracy and responsible information handling.

06

Digital Health Systems

Build awareness of technology used to support modern healthcare delivery.

Students analysing healthcare information using digital systems
Learn With Real-World Information

Turn Information Into Better Healthcare Decisions

Health Information Management professionals work at the point where healthcare information becomes useful. Students develop the ability to understand health data, work with digital systems and support accurate, accessible and secure information.

01

Digital Records

Understand how electronic patient information is managed and accessed.

02

Data Interpretation

Learn to examine data and identify information relevant to healthcare decisions.

03

Information Quality

Develop awareness of completeness, accuracy and consistency in health records.

04

Technology & Innovation

Explore how IT, analytics and emerging technologies can improve healthcare services.

Careers at the Intersection of Health and Technology

HIM graduates can build careers across healthcare, information management, data and digital technology.

Health Information Management

Support the organisation and governance of healthcare information.

Health Data Analysis

Analyse healthcare data to support insight and decision-making.

Health Informatics

Work with digital systems connecting healthcare, information and technology.

Medical Coding

Support the classification and organisation of clinical information.

Data Science

Progress into analytical roles involving health and organisational data.

Application Development

Contribute to digital tools and systems used within healthcare environments.

Machine Learning

Build towards emerging roles involving intelligent healthcare technologies.

Project Management

Help coordinate health information, systems and digital-transformation projects.

Interested in Healthcare and Technology?

Build a career where data, digital systems and healthcare come together. Explore the programme requirements, review the fees and take your next step towards studying Health Information Management.

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Maranatha University Lagos Part-Time programme is now open with Full NUC approval.