CERTIFICATE in Health Information Fundamentals
Earn a Certificate in Health Information Fundamentals with McMaster Continuing Education
- Achieve your Certified Health Information Management (CHIM) designation faster and become a certified professional. For Degreed professionals with a Health Care background and education, you will be on the path to CHIM designation in six courses
- Plan to study at your own pace, students will start with the first course in the program HIF 101, which is a prerequisite to HIF 102, 103, & 104. Students must also take HIF 104 in advance of HIF 105 and 106. Take one course each term, or double up your courses as permitted to be eligible to write your CHIM NCE exam in as little as a four academic terms. Subject to meeting program admissions and course availability.
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Certificate in Health Information Fundamentals
Earn the Certificate in Health Information Fundamentals by successfully completing all 6 specialist courses listed below.
Students who complete the certificate are eligible to sit the CHIM exam through the Canadian College of Health Information Management.
Courses (Complete all 6)
3.0 UNITS
HIF 103
Privacy & Health Law
3.0 UNITS
HIF 104
Quality in Health
3.0 UNITS
HIF 105
Information Technology
3.0 UNITS