Health Information Management (HIM)

Health information management (HIM) is the practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. It is a combination of business, science, and information technology. Health information is the data related to a person's medical history, including symptoms, diagnoses, procedures, and outcomes.

Information Technology (IT)

As a subsidiary of the overarching discipline of computing, information technology in education involves the design, implementation and maintenance of technology solutions and support for users of such systems. IT focuses on crafting hardware and software solutions as applied to networks, security, client-server and mobile computing, web applications, multimedia resources, communications systems, and the planning and management of the technology lifecycle.

Administrative Support Technology (AST)

Administrative support technology reinforces the day-to-day operations of other organizations. The processes employed in this sector (e.g., general management, personnel administration, clerical activities, etc.) are often integral parts of the activities of establishments found in all sectors of the economy.