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Health Information Management Outcomes & Career Options

The Health Information Management manages health information systems that serve the needs of patients, the healthcare team, and the administration staff. These administrators have opportunities to assist in the development of health information systems for quality patient care, financial reimbursement, and healthcare quality evaluations.

One of the career options chosen by Health Information Managers is the management of a health information department. Here the manager will determine department policies, budget department resources and provide leadership in planning and organizing the department.

Many Health Information Administrators are employed by hospitals and medical centers in large urban areas. Others find employment opportunities within insurance companies, health management organizations, software vendors and in private facilities. 

Educational Qualifications

Health Information Administration at Loma Linda University is a four year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. You will need to finish two years of prerequisite courses at a junior college or four-year college to be eligible to enter the program. The BS Health Information Administration graduate is qualified to sit for the RHIA certification examination.

Job Outlook

Employment of health information technologists and medical registrars is projected to grow 16 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 3,100 openings for health information technologists and medical registrars are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

 


5% Job Market Growth

$62,990 Median Salary

 

Entering Salary

The median annual wage for health information technologists and medical registrars was $62,990 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $38,310, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $107,650.

In May 2023, the median annual wages for health information technologists and medical registrars in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

  • Management of companies and enterprises $77,170
  • Administrative and support services $67,920
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services $66,470
  • Hospitals; state, local, and private $62,580
  • Offices of physicians $50,790

Career information adapted from - Record

Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/clinical-laaboratory-technologists-and-technicians.htm (visited April 17, 2024).

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