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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
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 53
TOEFL® IBT 79
Credits
32 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Informatics & Information Sciences Health Management Health Informatics View 599 other Masters in Informatics & Information Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 53
TOEFL® IBT 79
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
15864 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15864 USD per year during 12 months. -
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In-State
7840 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7840 USD per year 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.
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.
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