Overview

The Health Informatics MSc program from University of South Florida addresses both technological and operational aspects of informatics with a focus on the integration and interoperability of technology. Courses provide broad technical skills as well as the organizational competencies needed for senior-level positions.

Students will learn how to:

Describe information systems used in healthcare and explain their relationship with data, people, procedures, hardware and software.
Manage data via relational database systems and the structured query language (SQL) and understand data warehousing, online analytical processing, data quality issues, emerging cloud databases and data mining techniques.
Integrate electronic medical records with patient care and provide a higher quality of care through better management and availability of medical information.
Manage the process of electronic health records acquisition and implementation.
Develop and assess the tools used to represent medical data.
Assess the functions, limitations, opportunities and challenges of information technology in the healthcare environment.
Define medical language and classification systems.
Comply with laws and regulations applicable to managing patient information.
Communicate effectively with informatics teams and healthcare stakeholders.
Consider the ethical issues that can arise during the delivery of healthcare with respect to health information.
Describe clinical workflows from an e-medicine business models perspective.
Manage healthcare projects using the PMBOK® Guide.

Career Opportunities

Upon completing the Health Informatics MSc program from University of South Florida, you will have the skills needed to enter the e-health workforce in some of the following positions if you can match your education with the necessary experience:

Chief Information Officer
Chief Medical Information Officer
HIM Director
Health Informatics Director
Health Data/Information Resource Manager
Health Information System Application Designer
Compliance Officer
IT Consultant

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Management Information Systems

Legal Aspects of Health Information Management

Health Data Management

e-Healthcare Ethics

Case Studies in Health Information Management

e-Medicine Business Models

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2024-06-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-02-15 00:00:00
Starting 2024-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

53

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Informatics & Information Technology Health Administration Health Informatics View 774 other Masters in Informatics & Information Technology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

53

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Other requirements

General requirements

$65 non-refundable application fee

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited university in the biological, chemical, computer or management information sciences or other appropriate field, or the equivalent bachelors and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution.

Minimum grade point average of 3.00 in the sciences

Resume

Two Letters of Recommendation

While these are not required, GRE, MCAT or VAT standardized test scores or evidence of substantial health informatics experience can be submitted to enhance an application.

English language proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

28064 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 877 USD per credit during 12 months.
National

28064 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 877 USD per credit during 12 months.
In-State

13792 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 431 USD per credit during 12 months.

Living costs for Tampa

1122 - 1951 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

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