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Diploma in Health Information Management George Brown College - Waterfront Campus George Brown College - Waterfront Campus, Canada

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CAD 17905

Annual Tuition Fee

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*Subject to change and other fees
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CAD 110 Waived

Application Fee

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24 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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80

TOEFL

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60%

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Program Overview

The Health Information Management (C139) two-year diploma program focuses on providing the skills and knowledge needed by health information practitioners by preparing graduates to participate in the collection and organization of health information. This program is fully accredited by the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA).

The Health Information Management curriculum content emphasizes:

  • Biomedical sciences
  • Health informatics
  • Health record systems
  • Medical classification systems and coding
  • Data collection
  • Statistical analysis and presentation
  • Health-care legislation

Health Information Management practitioners:

  • Work with health-care providers and stakeholders to transition from the paper health record to the electronic health record
  • Develop, implement and maintain health information systems
  • Protect patient information and promote confidentiality awareness
  • Control the release of medico-legal information
  • Evaluate standards of documentation according to established criteria
  • Provide essential information for clinical research, quality improvement, utilization review, budgeting and other administrative applications


Porgram Learning Outcomes

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  • Keep current with relevant local, national and global health care and health information management issues, trends, technologies and standards to support health information management systems and processes and guide professional development.
  • Assess personal health information from individual client visits for accuracy, completeness and consistency using knowledge of biomedical sciences, medical diagnoses and interventions, causes of diseases, and medical terminology, abbreviations and acronyms.
  • Apply current, accurate codes and standards to relevant personal health information from individual client visits using health information, coding, classification and abstracting systems proficiently.
  • Comply with the legal obligations, as well as with the professional, ethical and organizational standards that ensure privacy, security and confidentiality in the access, retention, storage and disposal of personal health information.
  • Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of health information management practices, policies and processes to support client care, organizational goals, operations, and regulatory compliance.
  • Participate in maintaining the completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness and integrity of health information throughout the management of its lifecycle.
  • Use knowledge of systems interoperability standards, database architecture, software versioning, classification and terminology mapping, data collection requirements, legal obligations, and the health information management lifecycle and apply fundamental project management principles and practices to support the procurement and implementation of health information management systems.
  • Retrieve and release personal health information in response to legitimate requests, in accordance with statutory requirements, and within specified deadlines.
  • Participate in the retrieval, analysis and presentation of relevant health information to stakeholders to support organizational decision-making, epidemiological studies and clinical research.
  • Work professionally, ethically and collaboratively with stakeholders and as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team, within a structured, regulated and evolving system of health care, to enhance the collection, distribution, use, security and awareness of quality health information and its impact on client care.
  • Use current and emerging technologies to support the management, analysis and presentation of health information.
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Additional Information

Program Level UG Certificate / Diploma

College/University Processing Time 42 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Program Intake

Open

Sep 2025

Closed

Sep 2024

General Admission Requirement

  • IELTS
    • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - With No Band Less Than - 5.5
  • TOEFL
    • Minimum Overall Score - 80 - With no score less than - 20
  • PTE
    • Minimum Overall Score - 54 - With no score less than - 50
  • DUOLINGO
    • Minimum Overall Score - 110.0  Minimum Production - 90.0  

Academic Requirement

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma or equivalent including the following required course(s):
    • Grade 12 English 50%
    • Grade 11 Math (M or U) or grade 12 (C or U)
    • Grade 11 Biology (C or U) or grade 12 (U)
    • Grade 11 Physics (U) or grade 12 (C or U)
    • Grade 11 Chemistry (U) or grade 12 (C or U).

A minimum grade of 55 per cent is required in Mathematics and Science (Biology preferred) courses.

6 IELTS Score
80 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
54 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
110 Duolingo Minimum Overall Score
60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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Tuition Fee

The values given below are estimated figures, excluding extra charges like material fee, student activity fees, athletic fees, health care, etc., for courses. To know more, please visit the Programs page.

Average Tuition Fee Per Year

17905

Tuition Fee
(CAD)

CAD 110 Waived

Application Fee
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12000 Per year

Average Cost of Living
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Scholarships

New $1,500 Scholarship For International Students

International students who apply for a 2024 spring or fall semester program on or after March 27 may be eligible.


Apply to GBC for scholarship

New international students with a valid study permit and current George Brown College (GBC) international students applying for a second program may be eligible for a $1,500 one-time scholarship. This financial support is available to the following students applying to start full-time studies:

  • New international students applying for a 2024 spring or fall semester program
  • Current GBC students applying to start a second program in the 2024 spring or fall semester
     

Please be advised that the number of eligible applicants may exceed the funding for these one-time scholarships. If eligible applications exceed the funds available, scholarships will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis based on the time of acceptance and payment.

 

Eligibility

The scholarship is available to international students with valid study permits starting in any 2024 spring or fall semester full-time program except English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Eligible applicants who apply on or after March 27 will automatically be considered for the scholarship.


You are eligible for a $1,500 scholarship if the following describes your study status:
 

I am a new international applicant 

You are a new international applicant with a valid study permit who applied to GBC on or after March 27, 2024, for a May 2024 or September 2024 start.

  • You are currently studying at another Canadian college or university (public or private) and want to transfer to GBC
  • You are currently studying in Canada and want to apply for a GBC program
  • You have completed an English language program through a GBC partner. 
  • You are completing a high school program in Canada

I am a current GBC student applying for a second program

You are a current international student at GBC with a valid study permit and have applied for another GBC program with a May 2024 or September 2024 start.

  • You are a current student and have submitted a new application for another GBC program starting in May or September after completing your current GBC program. ?
  • You are a current English for Academic Purposes (EAP) student starting a new post-secondary program immediately after completing your current program. (To be eligible, students must complete the required level for the new program.)

Terms and conditions

The following terms and conditions govern the awarding and administration of George Brown College's new international student scholarship, designed for applicants who applied for admission on or after March 27, 2024, with a valid study permit or current students taking a second (or subsequent) program at the college, within two terms of completing a first program.   

Eligible programs 

  • Valid for all post-secondary programs  
  • Not available for applicants entering EAP 

Valid intakes 

  • May 2024
  • September 2024

Amount of award

  • $1,500 one-time payment posted to the student’s account

Method of application: No application for the scholarship is required. The scholarship is assessed upon application and awarded automatically to registered students (day 10) who meet eligibility criteria.   

Method of award: Funds will be awarded once and applied directly to the student’s account (tuition fee balance) after day 10 of the first semester of study.


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & CONDITIONS: NEW APPLICANTS 

New international applicants* with a valid study permit or letter of introduction (LOI) at the time of application who applied to a George Brown for May 2024 or September 2024 intake on or after March 27, 2024.    

*International fee-paying students 

  • Applicants who applied to George Brown on or after March 27, 2024
  • Paying international fees. 
  • Not a current GBC student. 
  • The student had a valid study permit or maintained status for a study permit or LOI when submitting their application to George Brown College. 
  • A valid study permit / LOI must be uploaded when the Offer of Admission (LOA) is accepted.  
  • Must be a registered student with a full-time course load. 
  • The scholarship will be rescinded if the student withdraws. 
  • Scholarship recipients are required to provide their ITN for T4A tax reporting purposes as mandated by the government. Students who do not provide this information will have the scholarship revoked by the end of semester one. 

Not eligible: Anyone eligible for domestic fees.


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & CONDITIONS: CURRENT GBC STUDENTS

  • Current GBC international student applying for admission to a second or subsequent program (submitting a new application to a program after completing their current GBC program). 
  • Current English for Academic Purposes (EAP) student starting a new post-secondary program immediately upon completion of EAP. The EAP student must complete the required level for the new program to be eligible. 
  • Only students who have applied to a new, second program that starts within two terms of their graduation from their first program.
    • Not valid for current students switching programs in the same or different intake. 
    • Not valid for students moving to a connected program and starting an upper semester. (e.g. moving from a two-year to a three-year) 
  • Student must be in good standing with no holds on their account. 
  • Must be starting the second program in semester one.  
  • Must be a registered student with a full-time course load. 
  • Not valid for students who are taking repeat semesters. 
  • The scholarship will be rescinded if the student withdraws.

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