Master’s Degree in Health Informatics

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Health Informatics program prepares professionals in clinical or IT fields to advance their careers in healthcare technology. The fully online program offers live virtual meetings and a flexible schedule, allowing students to balance work and studies. The curriculum focuses on using technology to improve patient care and healthcare delivery, with core and elective courses tailored to individual career paths. Graduates can pursue roles such as clinical informaticist, data analyst, and health analytics specialist.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The Master of Science in Health Informatics program is designed for aspiring and current working professionals who are in a clinical setting or an IT-related field and want to advance their career.
• The program is fully online and consists of live, virtual meetings.
• Students can comfortably take two classes per week while maintaining a work-life balance.
• The curriculum focuses on areas that will help students use technology to help patients and improve healthcare delivery, including:
• Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Technologies
• Healthcare Software Requirements Specification
• Interoperability Standards
• Risk Assessment and Telehealth
• Systems Analysis and Design
• The program includes core courses and elective courses that enable students to tailor their health informatics master's degree to their career path and interests.

Teaching:

• The program's experienced faculty engage in cutting-edge research to ensure the health informatics master's degree program curriculum remains relevant.
• Students will work closely with faculty mentors to master the technology that makes healthcare more efficient and effective.

Careers:

• Graduates of the M.S.
in Health Informatics can pursue a variety of roles, including positions such as:
• Bioinformatics specialist
• Clinical informaticist
• Clinical manager
• Data analyst
• Health analytics specialist
• Health economist
• Informatics manager
• Information technology analyst
• Medical technologist
• Systems analyst