Iowa HIM Programs

New graduates celebrate with their families at their nursing commencement ceremony.

Health Information Management Programs in Iowa

Iowa is seeing an explosion in the world of allied healthcare. Allied health is one of the parts of the healthcare industry that will be most critical as the population ages and requires more intensive healthcare interventions than before. Nowhere is this truer than in Iowa: Many areas of the state are experiencing a crunch when it comes to qualified healthcare and healthcare support professionals. If you'd like to find a way to help do your part, it's a great idea to look for Iowa Health Information Management Programs. Health Information Management Programs in Iowa prepare you to fill one of the most important roles in healthcare today!

When it comes to Health Information Management, there are three major options. Each one will prepare you for a rewarding career that supports the operations of big hospitals and doctors' offices all around Iowa and the United States. Health Information Management professionals typically start their career with an associate's degree. This two year degree helps you to quickly cover the basic skills of the job without getting too deep into theory or other subjects. You can finish fast and get started as a Health Information Management beginner, usually reporting to a more senior professional who has three to five years of experience in the field.

If you would like to accord a bit more versatility to your studies, you can seek a bachelor's degree in Health Information Management. Iowa programs offering this route usually provide you with a good general education in addition to more classes about Health Information Management. Only by achieving a bachelor's degree can you go on to a master's degree program, so many people who want to become specialized experts in the field will go this way. It typically takes about four years, but if you complete an associate's degree, you can typically cut it down to two years or so.

A master's degree is only available when you've achieved your bachelor's degree. While an associate's degree gives a basic overview of the Health Information Management field and a bachelor's degree rounds out your general education, a master's degree is a very specialized degree. It allows you to "master" one specific topic in the world of Health Information Management. It also provides you with very advanced classes that most of your colleagues will not have attended. With a master's degree, you can advance to working at large, specialized hospitals -- cancer hospitals in particular are always looking for master's degree holders.

Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Phone: (515) 281-3255
Fax: (515) 281-4825

Iowa Nurses Association

• Iowa Department of Health