Health Information Management

Mailing Address: 
Office of Graduate Programs (MC 530)
Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
1919 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7249 

Contact Information: 
Campus Location: 250 AHSB 
(866) 772-2268

https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/online-programs/health-information-management-programs/master-of-science-in-health-information-management-mshim

Administration: 
Department Head: Dr. Kal Pasupathy
Director of Graduate Studies: Eric Swirsky, JD, MA, MHPE
Academic Program Director: Lois Hitchcock, MHA, RHIA, FAHIMA

Program Codes: 
2PFS1304MSU

UIC’s online Master of Science in Health Information Management provides opportunities for self-motivated individuals to attain a solid foundation in the application of computers and management of health information, as well as leadership and management, research, finance, and data analytics within the healthcare setting. The Health Information Management accreditor of University of Illinois Chicago is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The college’s accreditation for the Master of Science degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2030. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.

Completion of the Master of Science in HIM prepares graduates who are knowledgeable of requirements for compliance, revenue management, clinical classifications systems, healthcare law, systems analysis and design, healthcare quality, and governance of clinical and administrative data and information systems, as well as the management of human resources employed in these areas. Coursework emphasizes development of a state-of-the-art skill set and knowledge base grounded in healthcare information sciences. Graduates of the MSHIM program are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification exam offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).