Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) The Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) is a 36-credit program offered in an online asynchronous format and can be completed in as few as 24 months. This program addresses the importance of informatics in healthcare delivery, professional collaboration and team-based care. The MSHI prepares collaborative leaders to address challenges in healthcare through the application of informatics, data science, and technology. Upon successful completion of the MSHI program, graduates will be able to: • Interpret, evaluate, and judiciously act upon statutory, regulatory, and other compliance requirements to ensure ethical and equitable outcomes for patients, providers, and payers; • Identify, explain, and use data to illustrate barriers to care and support the development of a health system that reflects and adequately serves constituents; • Demonstrate data query, analysis, and display to inform complex decision-making with relevant data collected via electronic health records and other related systems; • Design, develop and implement interfaces between clinical data and key constituents in clinical and managerial settings to support patient and family-centered solutions; • Translate and interpret human interactions with and within healthcare systems by retrieving and analyzing health data, reported clinical outcomes, and patient experience data; • Collaboratively drive opportunities to expand team-based and distributed decision-making with informatics, data retrieval, critical analysis, and display; • Practice interdisciplinary and collaborative leadership in seeking and developing innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to complex challenges utilizing informatics, data science, and technology. The MSHI program, with the support of the Program Planning and Development Team, will seek professional accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Admission Requirements Applicants are encouraged to apply before the application due date for full consideration. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the program capacity has been reached. • Bachelor’s degree required from a regionally accredited institution • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher • Completed recommendations – one academic, one professional • A personal statement addressing the motivation for study • Resume • Transcripts from all previous institutions of higher learning • Transfer credits are not accepted for this program
Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) Curriculum COURSE
TITLE
HCM 714
Value-Based Health Systems & Policy
3
HCM 723
Healthcare Organizations, Culture & Technology
3
HIN 720
Health Data Science: Programming and Database Structure
3
HIN 738
Change: Leading in Health Technology and Innovation
3
HIN 740
Health Data, Security and Ethics
3
HIN 750
Information Science and Technology
3
HIN 771
Clinical Collaboration and Team-Based Decision-Making
3
HIN 773
Human Factors and Information Systems
3
HIN 775
Clinical Solutions: Identifying, Evaluating, and Planning for Adoption
3
HIN 762
Systems Thinking and Problem Solving
3
HIN 764
Artificial Intelligence: Evaluation and Applications for the Future
3
HIN 800
Field Study: Applied Informatics (Faculty-led Field Experience) OR
HIN 801
Applied Informatics Capstone Project (Classroom-based)
TOTAL
CREDIT HOURS
3 36
220 – May 15, 2023
