Earn your Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics with just 4 courses!
The Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics is designed to introduce health care providers to the informatics industry; its current state of the art, systems and management. Students will learn essential competencies needed to participate in the strategic leadership of information systems and explore the industry through a self designed practice mentorship. The program will employ a case study method/problem based method in the classroom. Faculty will work with students to design a field experience most appropriate to meet their professional goals. The certificate will be comprised of three didactic courses and a field/mentorship experience.
Spring Semester 2012 begins January 17th, 2012
HP- 638 Strategic Leadership in Health Informatics
This course examines the social, political and economic influences on the evolution of informatics in health. Students analyze concepts, issues and practices of organizational behavior at the individual, group and organizational levels as they relate to information systems in health. Students examine end users’ needs; processes and work flow in environments for the purpose of translating specifications for health information systems.
SPRING 2012: Every other Tues, 6-8:30pm
NU 710 Informatics in Health Care
Informatics in Health Care explores the background and theory of nursing and health care information systems. Strategies are examined for analyzing, designing /developing, implementing, and evaluating information systems for health care professionals and consumers with an emphasis on improving the quality of care delivery. Content and projects are applicable to advance practice nurses, nurse educators, researchers, nurse leaders, executives, and other health care professionals. Method of assessment: online discussions and synthesis, major paper.
SPRING 2012: 4 Sun, 9am-4pm: 1/29, 2/19,3/25,4/22
HP-635 Health Information Systems
Addresses the multiple systems utilized to retrieve, manage and report information in health care: information architectures, administrative and clinical applications, evidenced based health, information retrieval, decision support systems, security and confidentiality, bioinformatics, information system cycles, the electronic health record, key health information systems and standards, medical devices and telehealth.
SPRING 2012: Every other Weds 6-8:30pm
HP-641 Information Systems Mentorship
Provides students with real world practical experience in the application and evaluation of heath care informatics. With faculty oversight and guidance, students are matched with a mentor working in a health care system (health care setting, physician practice group, pharmaceutical /biotech company, software company, clinical research organization) and work 8-10 hours per week for one semester. Students collaborate with faculty and other students weekly to log in experiences and participate in a structured discussion board.
SPRING 2012: Mondays, 6-8:30pm
Ø Up to two courses may be taken before applying to the program
Ø GRE waived if grade of B or better received in first two courses
Ø New students receive a new student discount of 20% off the first two courses
Ø Courses are 3 credit courses; $800/credit
To register for courses, or for more information, please contact
The Office of Graduate Admission, at 781.768.7330,