Health Information Management Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Overview

Graduates of the Health Information Management programme from  Manipal Academy of Higher Education , work in a broad range of settings that span the continuum of healthcare including hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, home health agencies, long term care facilities, and public health agencies.

Upon completion of the program the students will be able to: 

• Conceptualise and promote the need for and uses of quality data and information requirements across the patient care providers

• Organise, analyse and manage health care data in order to improve health care outcomes, implement standards and control costs

• Manage the content, integrity, accessibility, use, and protection of information resources

• Adapt to multiple roles and work settings with use of new set of skills

• Handle the health care data in compliance with national and regional standards

• Accurately implement and manage applications and processes for clinical classification and coding

• Analyse and respond to the information needs of internal and external agencies throughout the health care continuum

• Implement documentation system in variety of healthcare delivery models.

Career Opportunities

• Health Information Managers/Medical Record Officers/Administrators

• Quality Managers

• Health Insurance Managers

• Faculty /Educators

• Quality Analysts in Research Centers

• Consultants

• Coding Specialist for Healthcare Providers

• Coding Specialists for Health Insurance Firms

• Third Party Administrators

• Medical Transcriptionists / Proofers / Editors / QAs etc