Health information management (HIM) is information management applied to health and health care. It is the practice of acquiring, analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. With the widespread computerization of health records, traditional (paper-based) records are being replaced with electronic health records (EHRs).
The tools of health informatics and health information technology are continually improving to bring greater efficiency to information management in the health care sector .
Both hospital information systems and health human resources information systems (HRHIS) are
common implementations of HIM.
Health information management professionals plan information systems , develop health policy, and identify current and future information needs. In addition, they may apply the science of informatics to the collection, storage, analysis, use, and transmission of information to meet legal, professional, ethical and administrative records-keeping requirements of health care delivery. They work with clinical, epidemiological, demographic, financial, reference, and coded healthcare data.
SCHOOLS THAT OFFER HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AS A COURSE
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria- ABUTH
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH
university of Illorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin - UITH
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto - UDUTH
University of Benin Teaching Hospital - UBTH
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital - OAUTH
University of Calaba Teaching Hospital
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano - AKTH

Please is it really adviceable to study this HIM ?