Make a difference in health care by protecting important health information data

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management / Master of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management

Protecting and managing personal and health data is more important than ever.

Now you can accelerate your college education and start your career sooner with Davenport’s health information management and informatics B.S./M.S. combined degree program.

This program pathway enables you to earn a Bachelor of Science in health information management and a Master of Science in health informatics and information management in just 10 semesters, or about five years. This means you’ll earn your master’s degree more quickly — and affordably — than ever before.

The health information management and informatics B.S./M.S. combined degree program qualifies for Davenport’s Employment Guarantee and is offered 100% online, so you can take your courses when it’s most convenient for you.

You’ll learn what it takes to acquire, analyze, manage and protect health information when you learn from Davenport’s expert faculty members, who know exactly which information management technology skills you’ll need in the health care field and have intentionally designed the curriculum around that.  

What do health information managers do? 

The health information management field allows you to make a difference in health care without having to provide direct patient care. Professionals work almost exclusively with patients’ health information data, including symptoms, diagnoses, medical histories, test results and procedures. They’re responsible for processing, transferring and securing this important data within a health care facility or network.

It’s a great time to enter the field too, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics deemed health information management a “growing much faster than average” career for 2024.  

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Through the health information management bachelor’s degree, you’ll build core skills with courses such as medical terminology, health care management, and health care law and ethics. You’ll also gain the skills needed to be a medical coder through courses on CPT HCPCS coding and ICD coding. Students have the option to pursue a stackable medical billing and coding certificate on their way to the bachelor’s degree program.

In the Davenport master’s in health informatics and information management, you’ll be further ready to take on jobs in health information management with courses on project management, risk mitigation, information governance and creative thinking from a strategic perspective.

View Health Information Management and Informatics B.S./M.S. Combined Course List

View Health Information Management and Informatics B.S./M.S. Combined Recommended Program Sequence

 

Online
This fully online program is delivered through our Online+ offerings
96%
of Davenport grads are employed within six months of graduation
$93,120
Earn the average U.S. salary for a master’s in health information management
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Benefit from 1 of only 10 Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) – masters accredited programs in the nation
18:1
Get more personalized attention with an 18:1 student-to-professor ratio

Why pursue health information management and informatics at Davenport?

Davenport is the only university in Michigan to offer a combined bachelor’s to master’s program for health information management and informatics.*

Through Davenport’s health information management and informatics B.S./M.S., you can bring together your passion for health care with your desire to protect health information and maintain vital information across technology platforms.  

Experience the Davenport difference:

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Save time and money

Earn your undergraduate and graduate degrees in less time and with fewer credit hours than traditional programs (an entire year sooner!).

 

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CAHIIM-accredited

Davenport’s accreditation by the CAHIIM means you’ll be eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) exam after graduation. Our grads beat the national average!

 

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State-of-the-art technology

Use state-of-the-art software and learning platforms like 3M Encoder, GO EHR, and MedTrak Educational Systems.

 

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Grants and scholarships

Go beyond Davenport’s financial aid and scholarship packages to earn health-profession-specific grants and scholarships.

 

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Career preparation

Become a health care administrator, risk manager, medical coder, privacy officer or other profession in health information management. 

 

“I came back to Davenport to increase my experience as a health care data analyst. My degree will give me a stronger position as a client advisor and industry thought leader. The program offers practical methods of organizing, analyzing and communicating with health information while being deeply rooted in the domains of technology, management and health care.”

– Jon Tanis, M.S. in HIIM, 2020

Get started on your health information management and informatics B.S./M.S.

Explore the admissions requirements, and then take the next step toward earning your health information management and informatics B.S./M.S. at Davenport. 

Talk to an admissions advisor

Davenport’s admissions team is here to answer your questions. Please call us at 800.686.1600 or email us at info@davenport.edu.

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Start on your path to earning a health information management salary. Request more information or begin your application now.

CAHIIM Accreditation

The health information management accreditor of Davenport University is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The college’s accreditation for bachelor's degree in health information management has been reaffirmed through 2023.  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.

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Some programs require a student to complete a portion of their degree plan off-campus. 
View a full list of those programs and courses

Sources:

CAHIIM, 2023
U.S. Dept. of Labor
DU Graduate Survey, 2023
DU Student Data, Fall 2023
Davenport University, 2023/2024 Catalog