Advance Your Career With an Online BS in Health Informatics & Information Management Degree
Offered by the College of Nursing and Health Professions at USI, the 100% online Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics & Information Management - Degree Completion (BS in HIIM) program combines concepts in healthcare, information technology, and management practice to provide you with the knowledge needed to be a valuable designer, implementer, and manager of health information systems.
You will acquire a versatile yet focused skill set incorporating clinical, information technology, leadership, and management skills, ensuring you are able to choose from a variety of work settings and environments. The average completion time for full-time students will be 1-2 years.
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What Can You Do With a BS in HIIM?
Our online BS in Health Informatics and Information Management program opens a world of possible careers.
Upon completion, you’ll discover new opportunities to careers such as:
Adult Student Grant
Are you an adult over the age of 25 living in Indiana and interested in pursuing higher education? You may qualify for up to $2,000 with the Adult Student Grant offered by the state! See below to read more on how you can utilize this grant in our BSHIIM program, or you can visit the website directly to apply.
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BS in Health Informatics and Information Management - Degree Completion Curriculum
The BSHIIM consists of an overall 120 credit hours, with 30 credit hours of discipline-specific courses. A total of 30 credit hours must be completed at USI. Expand the tab below to see the specifics of each area.
- ACCT 201 - Accounting Principles I
- CIS 151 - Computer Applications in Business
- ENG 201 - Rhetoric and Composition II: Literacy and the World
- ENG 210 - Technical Writing
- KIN 192 - Concepts in Wellness and Fitness (1 credit hour)
- HP 115 - Medical Terminology For The Health Professions (2 credit hours)
- HP 211 - The Healthcare Delivery System
- IPH 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society
- HP 498 - Current Concepts in the Health Professions
- IPH 401 - Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health
- World Languages and Culture (BS) course
All courses listed above are three (3) credit hours unless designated otherwise.
- HP 302 - Biostatistics
- HI 301 - Health Informatics
- HI 302 - Enterprise Systems & Electronic Health Records
- HI 303 - Health Information Exchange & Interoperability
- HI 304 - Social Media Monitoring in Health Care
- HI 401 - Project Management in Health Information Management
- HI 402 - Health Care Data Management & Data Analytics
- HI 403 - Health Care Coding
- HI 404 - Revenue Cycle Management in Health Care
- HI 405 - Health Information Privacy and Security
All courses listed above are three (3) credit hours unless designated otherwise.
- Applicants must have a post-secondary grade point average of at least 2.75 or above based on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants must submit official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended.
Courses within the BS in HIIM Program are offered entirely online using a learning management system. Access to a reliable computer with internet access is required.
The learning outcomes for the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management are:
- Build and strengthen high-tech skills for our students and our community in the emerging field of Health Information Technology (HIT)
- Provide an inclusive learning, caring community that supports students’ success and graduation
- Promote the relationships and infrastructure to accelerate research focusing on the application of HIT to improve patient safety and comparative effectiveness
- Catalyze collaborative interprofessional research among faculty, students and partner institutions to develop Health Informatics and Information Management Education, research and practice initiatives that could impact healthcare and public health at the local, state, regional and national domains
- Provide community leadership through engagement, service learning, and organizational involvement
- Provide infrastructure to facilitate the instructional and research needs of faculty (especially junior faculty) and students, funding opportunities, support services and use of technology that can improve patient-provider interaction
Many of our Health Informatics and Information Management graduates have gone on to pursue amazing careers. In the Evansville area, 12 of our USI graduates have gone on to work for Pollux Systems, Inc.
Read more about the partnership and our amazing students below.
Earn Your Degree on Your Time
The BS in Health Informatics and Information Management program has multiple starts each year, meaning you don't have to wait to start your journey towards completing your degree.
| Course Start | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline |
| 08/19/24 | 08/02/24 | 08/09/24 | 08/16/24 |
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