Program Mission

The M.S. in Health Informatics program’s goals are aligned with the following outcomes:

Outcome 1: Students in the program will develop a deep understanding of all facets of health information acquisition, storage and management. They will develop a high level of understanding of the complexities involved in developing and maintaining electronic health records and their utilization in modern healthcare delivery.

Outcome 2: Students in the program will develop advanced skills in the application of management information techniques to all aspects of healthcare with special emphasis on medical database design and implementation. They will develop skills in healthcare datamining that will be transformational in improving the efficiency and accuracy of healthcare delivery in various types of clinical institutions.

Outcome 3: Students in the program will improve their managerial skills that focus on such topics as the development of resource allocation and maintenance models, recruitment of service personnel and training, budget development and appropriate hardware and software acquisitions.

Outcome 4: Students in the program will develop a deep understanding of the ethical and legal aspects of health information acquisition, storage and management and understand how to fully comply with all relevant state and federal regulations and policies.

Outcome 5: Students in the program will be able to retrieve, interpret and apply primary research within the field of health informatics and demonstrate a command of the relevant literature, databases and software applications and be able to utilize this information in their professional practice.