Overview
The Health Informatics was designed for students in the Computer Science Information Systems (CSIS) interested in working in Health Care to earn a certification credential which will help them gain employment in the Health Care field which has undergone a significant advancement in recent years in the area of Health Information Systems. MHHS students will also have an opportunity to receive additional training in Computer Science Information Systems leading to a Health Informatics Certificate in addition to their MHHS Degree.
Certificate Requirements
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 sememsters of the following: | 3 | |
| Community Health Practice | ||
| Health Behavior | ||
| Health Services Issues | ||
| Health Care Reform | ||
| Complete 9 semester hours of the following: | 9 | |
| Health Informatics | ||
| or | ||
| Theory and Practice of Information Systems | ||
| Clinical Informatics | ||
| Health Care System Analysis | ||
| or | ||
| Data Warehousing and Data Mining | ||
| The Impact of Health Informatics on the Quality of Health Care Service | ||
| Complete 6 semester hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Special Topics | ||
| Planning and Fiscal Management | ||
| Program Planning and Evaluation | ||
| Principles of Computer Programming | ||
| or | ||
| Cloud Computing and Big Data | ||
Learning Objectives
- To prepare future health informatics leaders who understand the complex interplay among the health informatics stakeholder communities,
- To enhance the ability to use the inter-relationships among health information technology, the healthcare delivery and regulatory processes, and information management,\
- To grow a set of leadership behaviors that emphasizes professional competence, moral and ethical performance,
- To demonstrate professional and technical competence in health informatics,
- To instill a dedication to the use of technology for the benefit of humanity,
- To create a sensitivity to the impact that the use of technology has on the person, and
- To build a desire for life-long professional learning and development in health informatics.