r/HealthInfoMgmt

I’m about to enter my second year of college, and I’m still undecided on what I want to major in. I originally had a different major in mind, but I’ve been looking into other options and recently came across Health Information Management.

I don’t know much about the field yet, but it seems interesting to me because it’s healthcare-related (I’ve been leaning towards healthcare for some reason) without being as hands-on with patients as something like nursing. I’m also looking for a major that can lead to a decent-paying, stable job without requiring grad school, and ideally a job that isn’t extremely stressful or demanding.

Is it worth it? What are the job opportunities and pay actually like after graduating? Do you regret choosing it, or would you recommend it?

Same story ,I am male in early thirties, I have applied more than 1000 jobs on every available platforms( company website, indeed, linkedin, kijji, eluta.jobbank canada, linkedin premium)in canada since last 3 years, got 10 interviews in 3 years, fixed my resume by multiple organizations and colleges,attended more than 10 job fairs, bought LinkedIn premium for 2 times. My education is 5 year professional university degree plus 2 postgard diploma as well as 7 year experience in hospitals. I think there is some bias in hiring for south asian male in professional jobs. They hire only in labour jobs.rightnow doing security and uber. And last i am professional and certified member of CHIMA and certified medical coder.

Has anyone did the HIT program through Phoenix college? Can you share your experience if you have?

Hellooo. I just passed my RHIT exam a few weeks ago and am having troubles finding a position that’s not entry level. I didn’t spend the past three years of my life getting my CCS and RHIT while working as a patient registration specialist at a major hospital to be stuck making $21/hr for the foreseeable future. I also have a bachelors degree which apparently means nothing now also.

I guess this is a rant, or seeking advice. Perhaps I’m just not looking up the right positions in the job boards. I don’t know. Just frustrated and tired of spinning in the hamster wheel.

I was just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation? So I’m a recent HIM grad in Canada and I found out yesterday that I didn’t pass a coding assessment for an clinical coding position.

I’m feeling kinda bummed /: because coding is the area I really want to get into. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t the strongest coder in school either. It took me a bit longer to understand things but I kept practicing got better over time and ended up really enjoying it.

I’m just wondering if anyone else felt the same way when they first graduated? What helped you improve? Did you use any extra resources or was it mostly something that came with experience? Also, I probably should mention that I hadn’t done any coding for a couple of years before taking the assessment, so I was definitely lacking going into it too

So I received my BS in HIM about a year ago and I've taken time off working since then to focus on my new baby. I'm really wanting to get into the workforce again, but I want to use my degree. I mostly just have some HR experience and factory previously. There are no Health Information Management title specific roles around me, which sucks because that's really what I wanted to do. I was wondering where to go from here? I could do coding but I know it's kind of expensive to get the books to study and get your certification and it's not really what I want to do. Are there specific job titles I can search for I may just be missing?