▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁programs ▁at ▁their ▁own ▁pace . ▁Online ▁students ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁class ▁through ▁group ▁lect ures ▁that ▁are ▁recorded ▁and ▁put ▁online , ▁discussion ▁bo ards ▁and ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁group ▁projects ▁with ▁in - class ▁students . ▁Some ▁online ▁students ▁are ▁even ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend ▁some ▁classes ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁take ▁some ▁classes ▁online . ▁ ▁The ▁CA H II M ▁lists ▁acc red ited ▁online ▁programs ▁on ▁its ▁website . ▁ ▁Further ▁education ▁for ▁health ▁information ▁profession als ▁Education ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁aspect ▁in ▁being ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁health ▁information ▁management . ▁As ide ▁from ▁initial ▁credentials , ▁health ▁information ▁profession als ▁may ▁wish ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Health ▁Information ▁Management , ▁Master ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration , ▁Master ▁of ▁Health ▁Administration , ▁or ▁other ▁master ' s ▁programs ▁in ▁health ▁data ▁management , ▁information ▁technology ▁and ▁systems , ▁and ▁organization ▁and ▁management . ▁G aining ▁further ▁education ▁adv ances ▁the ▁health ▁professional ' s ▁career ▁and ▁qual ifies ▁the ▁individual ▁for ▁upper - management ▁positions . ▁ ▁Canada ▁( CH IMA ) ▁In ▁Canada , ▁current ▁H IM ▁employees ▁are ▁mostly ▁called ▁the ▁" He alth ▁Information ▁Management ▁Prof ession als ", ▁with ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁" Cert ified ▁Health ▁Information ▁Manager " ▁( CH IM ). ▁The ▁acc red iting ▁association ▁here ▁is ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Health ▁Information ▁Management ▁Association ▁( CH IMA ). ▁The ▁following ▁list ▁below ▁consists ▁of ▁Canadian ▁post - second ary ▁schools ▁that ▁have ▁given ▁full ▁acc