Program Overview

Health Informatics Graduate Certificate

The Health Informatics Graduate Certificate develops engaged, healthcare professionals who use evidence-based strategies and applied skills to improve operations, quality of care, affordability, and access.

Program Overview

With the online Health Informatics Graduate Certificate from the University of West Florida, students prepare to acquire, analyze, interpret, and transform data into accurate, timely information while balancing the strategic vision with day-to-day operations. Designed for health professionals seeking career advancement or professionals who hold a bachelor's degree, but who are not yet seeking a master's, the program provides hands-on instruction for future health informaticists through this online health informatics certificate.

What You Will Learn

Through the four-course certificate curriculum, students become engaged healthcare professionals who can use evidence-based strategies and applied skills that better the industry. By the time students complete the health informatics certificate, they will be able to translate healthcare data taken from the clinician-patient bedside interaction and turn it into reportable metrics using data analysis and programming techniques. By completing this certificate, students will be able to:

• Evaluate the role of health information technology in improving healthcare delivery
• Appraise the technologies that comprise health information technology
• Summarize the advantages and challenges related to the evolving field of health information technology

Courses & Requirements

The 12 credit hour Health Informatics Graduate Certificate requires completion of the following health informatics online courses with a grade of C or higher. Participants must earn a combined grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for the required courses in the certificate.

• HSA 6197 - Health Informatics
• HSA 6752 - Quantitative Foundations and Data Analysis for Health Admin
• HSA 5198 - Electronic Clinical Record Systems
• HIM 5628 - Healthcare Data Analysis Using Python

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to the University of West Florida's online Health Informatics Graduate Certificate program, students must be admitted to the University as a graduate, non-degree seeking student.

Careers & Outcomes

With the online Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics, students can advance their role in healthcare to positions that are dedicated to improving healthcare operations, quality of care, affordability, and access.

• Job Titles:
  • Health Informatics Specialists
  • Information Analyst
  • Data Modeling and Visualization Analyst
• Career Outlook:
  • The median salary for health information technologists is $58,250
  • The job outlook is 16% (much faster than average)
  • About 3,000 openings for health information technologists are projected each year

Cost & Financial Aid

• Tuition Rate Per Credit Hour:
  • In-state Tuition: $384.60 per credit hour
  • Full Out-of-state Tuition: $1,044.24 per credit hour
  • 90% Out-of-state Tuition: $478.83 per credit hour
• Tuition waivers cover up to 90% of the non-resident portion of tuition and are available to non-Florida residents admitted to online campus programs and registered for online courses in active pursuit of that degree or certificate.

Featured Courses

A sample of featured courses students will take in the Health Informatics Graduate Certificate program.

• HSA 6197 - Health Informatics: This course provides an overview of areas where healthcare leaders must exhibit competency, including hardware, software, and communication systems; operational, management, and clinical applications; and selection, implementation, and evaluation.
• HSA 6752 - Quantitative Foundations and Data Analysis for Health Admin: This course introduces the methods for description and analysis that provide healthcare professionals with useful tools for making sense of data.
• HSA 5198 - Electronic Clinical Record Systems: This course explores the use and evaluation of commercially available electronic medical record systems.
• HIM 5628 - Healthcare Data Analysis Using Python: This course provides students in the health domains with the foundational programming skills to create software to manage and analyze clinical data.

Program Details

• Next Start Date: May 11
• Credit Hours: 12
• Course Length: 8-16 weeks
• Estimated Program Length: 12 months