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HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS –CERTIFICATE

Healthcare Informatics focuses on the management, analysis and reporting of data and information from healthcare systems including hospitals, medical offices, health insurance plans, government healthcare providers and medical research facilities, with the goal of using such data to improve patient care delivery. Students are prepared to turn healthcare data into useful information which will help improve patient care and enhance fiscal and system efficiencies. This is accomplished by creating or implementing databases and other technology systems, recommending informatics solutions, and effectively collecting, storing, and accessing medical data for operational assessment. Students will understand and use data interfaces within and amongst healthcare department and providers.

The certificate program is designed for those who are interested in Healthcare Informatics but do not desire to complete a degree.

Clinical Practicum (Internship)

Students in the certificate program have the option to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program in an offsite healthcare informatics setting. This non-paid internship is typically offered during the day, during regular business hours. Every effort is made to accommodate students’ work schedules so they will be able to complete the required hours. Transportation, parking and other costs related to the practicum site is the responsibility of the student.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

All students completing this program are expected to achieve the General Education outcomes described in the General Studies section of the catalog as well as the following learning objectives:

  • Define health care data and its uses.

  • Identify and describe some of the main trends, current technologies, and management issues in quality health care management using key data informatics standards.

  • Categorize and interpret health care data using appropriate graphical techniques.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.

  • Develop a philosophy, a strategy, and a set of methods for ongoing quality and efficiency improvement to yield better health care outcomes using a combination of simulated and real-world data within the informatics field.

  • Apply policies, standards and regulatory requirements to the collection, storage, classification, access and transmission of health data.

  • Interpret the legal and regulatory requirements of healthcare delivery systems, patient privacy, confidentiality and security of health data.

  • Distinguish between data models and how they are used to capture the nature and relationships among data.

  • Determine required and available health care data and identify an appropriate database design.

  • Manipulate healthcare data using appropriate data modeling techniques

  • Integrate leadership skills in the management of health data, the electronic health record (EHR), health informatics projects and organizational resources.

Healthcare Informatics –Certificate Curriculum


BU300 Project Management - 3 credits
DA103 SQL for Data Analysis - 3 credits
FREL Free Elective - 3 credits
HCI101 Healthcare Systems and Operations - 3 credits
HCI102 Introduction to Healthcare Informatics - 3 credits
HCI210 Healthcare Informatics Data Standards - 3 credits
HCI300 Business Systems Analysis and Design in Healthcare - 3 credits
HCI330 Clinical Decision Support Systems - 3 credits
HCI400 Database Healthcare Management Systems - 3 credits
HCI410 Healthcare Informatics Practicum - 3 credits
HIT104 Legal Aspects of Health Information Technology - 3 credits
HIT208 Quality Assurance & Improvement - 2 credits
Total Program Credits - 35 credits

Additional Degree Requirements

All courses require a minimum grade of “C” and a Quality Point Average of 2.0.

BU (Business) Courses
DA (Data Analytics) Courses
HCI (Healthcare Informatics) Courses
HIT (Health Information Technology) Courses