Program Overview

Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics

The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is designed for working professionals who want to hone their health informatics skills. The program is offered online and can be completed in 15 months.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to manage healthcare data effectively, improve the quality of care, and enhance efficiency. The program consists of 12 credits and offers two specialized tracks: technology and clinical informatics.

Program Benefits

• Earn a certificate in 15 months
• Learn from expert faculty with diverse career backgrounds
• Experience a specialized curriculum with an interdisciplinary edge
• Choose between two tracks: technology and clinical informatics
• Make connections and gain industry insight from a top-ranked university
• A program designed for working professionals, with a 100% online learning platform and asynchronous coursework
• No GMAT/GRE required
• A certificate that can stand on its own or be a head start toward earning a master's degree

Who Can Benefit

The program welcomes students from a diverse range of professional backgrounds, including:

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Dentists
• Business professionals
• IT experts Students can connect with peers from similar and different professional perspectives.

Curriculum

The program consists of two tracks: technology and clinical informatics. Each track consists of two core courses and two electives.

Technology Track Courses

• Core Courses:
  • HIN 501: Computer Applications for Healthcare Management (3 credits)
  • HIN 610: Introduction to Healthcare Informatics (3 credits)
• Elective Courses:
  • HIN 680: Database Design and Modeling for Health Informatics (3 credits)
  • HIN 670: Health Management Information Systems and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • HIN 690: Consumer Health Informatics and Healthcare Quality Improvement (3 credits)
  • HIN 641: Standards for Clinical Interoperability in Healthcare (3 credits)

Clinical Informatics Track Courses

• Core Courses:
  • HIN 502: Introduction to U.S. Health Care Organization (3 credits)
  • HIN 610: Introduction to Healthcare Informatics (3 credits)
• Elective Courses:
  • HIN 691: Clinical Research Informatics (3 credits)
  • HIN 630: Telemedicine Applications, Digital Health and m-Health (3 credits)
  • HIN 620: Health Analytics, Big Data and Natural Language Processing (3 credits)
  • HIN 680: Database Design and Modeling for Health Informatics (3 credits)

Admissions Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited, four-year institution with a minimum 2.75 cumulative undergraduate GPA
• No GRE or GMAT required
• Application materials:
  • Online application
  • Professional résumé/CV
  • Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools attended
  • Two letters of recommendation from professional or academic sources
  • 500-word essay detailing the reasons for applying
• International students must also submit official TOEFL scores (non-native English speakers only)

Tuition and Fees

• Program credits: 12
• Cost per credit hour: $1,050
• Total tuition: $12,600
• Deposit: $200
• Tuition and fees subject to change

Career Opportunities

A health informatics certificate can increase salary and equip students with marketable skills. Potential career paths include:

• Electronic medical records specialist
• Healthcare informatics specialist
• Project management
• Data analyst
• Nursing informatics technician
• Health IT support

The median salary for health informatics specialists is $67,080 per year, according to PayScale. The program can help students better understand the data health organizations depend on and provide skills to pursue various opportunities within health informatics.