Master of Science Degree in Health Informatics
The Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences now offers the Master of Science (MS) in Health Informatics. Federal regulations requiring healthcare organizations to uphold secure electronic patient records have increased the employment opportunities in Health Informatics. Assessment and treatment data outcomes indicate supply of healthcare information professionals is not currently meeting demand, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Successful implementation of this educational track combines a mix of health sciences, management and organizational education courses. This focus will emphasize special training and experience in health care related industry. The primary outcome is to develop a workforce that understands how to drive efficient workflow and operational processes to support efficient, cost effective, and safe patient care. The MSHI program will serve both clinical and non-clinical professions in this industry whereby knowledge and proficiency are required to stay competitive in the areas of healthcare leadership, system theory and patient care.
Program Requirements
- The Master of Science Health Informatics degree will define how health information is captured, analyzed, transmitted and managed.
- The program requires 33 credit hours post bachelor’s degree. Prospective students will come from a variety of education backgrounds, including, but not limited to, health information management, nursing, radiology, patient financial services, health care government agencies, clinical and administrative decision support, computing services, and pharmacy.
- Employment opportunities upon completion would include a variety of challenging prospects, including, hospitals, clinics, health information exchanges, elevated managerial roles, system development, project management, electronic health record system specialists, clinical decision support, database administrators, clinical documentation specialists, and consultants.
- Students/professionals seeking a MSHI will understand the relationship between information technology, people, health, and the health-care system.
- The student will gain the knowledge and skills needed to use information technology to improve health-care delivery and outcomes.
Master of Science in Health Informatics Requirements
The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree requires a minimum of 33 graduate credit hours.
Students must complete all 30 credit hours of the core courses listed below as well as choose one three-credit hour capstone option:
MSHI Core
| MSHI 500 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| MSHI 503 | Information Security and Privacy | 3 |
| MSHI 504 | Project Management and System Development Life Cycle | 3 |
| MSHI 506 | Healthcare Database Management | 3 |
| MSHI 524 | Public/Population Health Informatics | 3 |
| MSHI 526 | Policy and Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
In addition to the MSHI Core requirements
Students must complete a minimum of three credit hours of capstone to satisfy the degree requirements.
MSHI Capstone requirement:
Total Credit Hours: 33
MSHI Program Co-Requisites:
Students who do not have a medical background will be required to take a three-credit hour MSHI 202 Medical Terminology and Healthcare Essential prior to completing their third course in the program.
Students who do not have evidence of completing an undergraduate course in statistics will be required to take MATH 205 Elementary Statistics prior to completing their third course in the program.