Curricula review for ND and HND and the newly released Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) in Health Information Management: Prospects and possible challenges to HIM practice in Nigeria

Abstract

The health sector globally is a fast-growing sub-sector of the social services. In the same vein; Health Information Management (HIM) is transiting from the traditional way of practice to involve Information Technology, which is required for the provision of fast, accurate, reliable, complete, and timely health information for effective planning and informed decision making.