Informatics

Informatics encompasses the gathering, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and classification of information. Information technology (IT) is rapidly changing the world, creating new challenges and opportunities every day. Informatics equips students to study IT, consider its social impact, and find ways to use technology to solve problems. There are numerous employment settings for informatics professionals: start-up companies, software houses, consulting firms, government, multi-national corporations and more.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, predicts significant growth for informatics related careers. Average salaries range from $63,000 to $100,000 depending on the type of job and experience.


Career Options in Informatics:

Business with minor in Informatics - BS
This program can prepare students for managerial positions and enhance their knowlede of programming and information systems. Courswork will cover topics such as analysis and design of information systems, emerging technologis, and IT security and information assurance.

Informatics - BS
The Informatics degree program will further students' understanding of the most relevant topics in this field, while preparing them to compete in the business arena. Graduates will be prepared for a position in a specialized area like systems analysis, business applications programming, business database design, and others. Courses include JAVA, database management, software engineering methodologies, IT security and information assurance, and advanced .Net.

IT / Health Informatics - BS
This spcecialization is designed to prepare you to use technology to improve health care quality and lower costs. Course work covers such topics as electronic information systems management, information security, data integrity, and regulatory compliance. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing information technology specialist positions in hospitals, clinics, and health care systems.

Healthcare Informatics - Certificate
This comprehensive certificate program is designed for information professionals, clinical personnel and healthcare support personnel who want to increase their knowledge of health information technology and management of the complex social and organizational issues surrounding this major change in healthcare. This online certificate program will provide an intensive introduction to the evolving field of Medical/Health Informatics. The goal of the Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is to provide knowledge and skills in the application of information technology (IT) in the provision of healthcare. Graduates of the program will gain knowledge and skills useful in taking on additional healthcare IT-related responsibilities or embarking upon new careers as managers or developers of healthcare IT systems.

Western Governors University Online

Health Informatics - Bachelor of Science
This program is for experienced healthcare or IT professionals seeking an affordable online bachelor’s degree and IT certifications to work in the high-demand field of health informatics. The B.S. in Health Informatics prepares learners to become designers and developers of health informatics and information systems for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The program equips students with a combination of healthcare and IT skills and includes two IT certifications as part of the curriculum.

WGU offers the Excellence in Health Informatics Scholarship, which is valued up to $2,500. This scholarship is available to experienced IT or healthcare professionals who wish to move into the high-demand field of health informatics.

Medical Informatics - MS
The Medical Informatics Master of Science Degree program emphasizes the specific technical requirements of the profession without too narrowly training its students. Graduates will be able to understand and effect developments in the medical informatics field from a technical, theoretical, and managerial perspective. Students who complete the Master of Science degree in Medical Informatics can advance their careers in health informatics-related professions or move into new areas associated with biomedical informatics and healthcare information technology.

Health Information Systems - BS
This degree in Computer Information Systems with a track in Health Information Systems prepares graduates to develop specialized healthcare applications that both improve patient care and make healthcare more efficient. By mastering current technologies and best practices, including picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPPA) and Health Level Seven (HL7), graduates will be prepared to integrate equipment output with HER and other applications, as well as to develop and support electronic health records applications in hospitals and medical offices nationwide.

Healthcare Informatics - MS
The Master of Science in Health Informatics emphasizes the analysis, implementation and ongoing management of the critical factors that impact the successful selection and use of health care information technologies. This online degree program equips students with an academic foundation in health information sciences and the practical tools necessary to apply this knowledge. Graduates will be prepared for a wide range of roles at mid-to-high management levels in the health care information setting.

The University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Science in Health Informatics program is one of only three online graduate programs designated as an "Approved Program" by the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

• Health Informatics - Certificate (Post-Bachelor's)
• Health Informatics - Certificate (Post-Master's)

Healthcare Informatics - Certificate
This certificate program is designed for health care and nurse professionals interested in pursuing or advancing in careers associated with health care informatics and technology. Individuals with little or no background in Informatics receive an overview of informatics as it relates to delivery within a health care facility. The program is designed to provide the learner with current knowledge in concepts of health care informatics, systems life cycle, and data management. The 10 credit-bearing specialization is available as a certificate program for post-baccalaureate students.

Health Administration / Informatics - Master
This program specialization is designed for health care and nursing professionals interested in pursuing or advancing in careers associated with health care informatics and technology. Individuals with no background in informatics receive an overview of informatics as it relates to delivery within a health care facility. The program is designed to provide the learner with current knowledge in concepts of health care informatics, systems life cycle, and data management.

Bioinformatics - MS
Polytechnic University’s Master's Degree in Bioinformatics delivers the cutting-edge program that organizes and translates data recently available on living organisms as a result of the human genome project and follow-up projects. This program prepares students for academia as well as the dynamic pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

CIS / Healthcare Informatcs - BS
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems / Health Informatics program is designed to prepare learners with the technical and business skills to use technology to help people and organizations. With the specialization in healthcare informatics, students will study the healthcare industry and learn how a variety of information systems are involved in patient care, research, administration, and public health. They will explore social and ethical issues as they prepare to help analyze and design healthcare information systems, policies, and processes.

• Nursing (BSN Track) / Nursing Informatics - MS
• Nursing (RN Track) / Nursing Informatics - MS
• Nursing / Nursing Informatics - Post-Master's Certificate

Health Administration Informatics - MS
The Master of Science in Health Administration Informatics (MSHAI) degree has a dual emphasis: health care administration and informatics (information science) applied to the health care industry. It is geared toward health care professionals as well as information technology professionals who work in health care settings.

Biotechnology Studies (Bioinformatics specialization) - MS
This specialization covers a broad range of subjects (for example, biostatistics, databases and data structures, algorithms, gene expression analysis, and PERL) at the interface of molecular biology and computational science. The Master of Science program in biotechnology serves a number of careers at the entry-, mid-, or high-level positions, depending on the prior level of experience of the candidate. Graduates can be prepared for careers as Bioinformatics Analyst, Bioinformatics Specialist, Computational Biologist, Biological Database Specialist, Instructor, and more.

Bioinformatics - Graduate Certificate
Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing area in the biotechnology industry today. The certificate in Bioinformatics is intended to provide students with a core set of knowledge and skills in bioinformatics.