Management Information Systems and Healthcare Information SystemsMany people don't know what management information systems and healthcare do. health care information systems or the well-paying jobs that can be found in this field. Other people know very little about them but don't understand why anyone would want to specialize in these areas. This research will help you become better acquainted with what they are, what they do and the career choices they entail, as well as how this field is very dominant in the job market. Management information systems, also known as MIS, are computer systems that direct business and organize operations or records. Many people wonder why anyone would want to major in management information systems. Management information systems are a combination of business and computer science. He takes on the role of a human by replacing a human with a computer. This means that tasks that need to be done can be done at an extremely fast pace and in a more organized manner. They are becoming extremely popular in today's businesses and offices. A management information system can offer a large number of functionalities. Some of the main capabilities it can achieve are to achieve understanding, provide information about the current situation, predict changes and impacts, and foresee the consequences of policy decisions and measures. Management information systems typically provide a large amount of results in the form of text or graphics. They are expensive but can help a business or other location that decides to use one. There are many different career paths one can choose from with a management information systems specialization. Some of these jobs are: Manage analyst, systems analyst, consultant, technician...... middle of paper ......ks CitedGeerders, Pail . “Management information systems”. July 28, 2010monitoring/Articles/Management-Information-Systems>."Management Analyst". U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. July 28, 2010. Kathy, Trawick. “Health Information Management”. Department of Health Information Management. July 28, 2010 “IT and Information Systems Managers”. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. July 28, 2010. “What are management information systems?” July 28, 2010system.htm> "Why specialize in MIS?". East Carolina University. July 28, 2010bus/dsci/miscareers.cfm>.