Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Informatics
The online Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Informatics from the University of Illinois at Chicago is the perfect complement to your existing master’s degree. The certificate represents an in-depth study of the dynamic field of health informatics delivered online, by one of the nation’s premier programs.
During UIC’s advanced health informatics certificate program, you have the opportunity to learn how to use medical information and technology to improve patient care and create better, more efficient health care information systems. You’ll study the resources, technology and methods required to optimize the use of information in the areas of nursing, clinical care, dentistry, pharmacy, public health and medical research.
The post-master’s certificate program curriculum was designed to introduce you to the field of health informatics and explores the current topics and implementation methods that matter in the industry today. Students will have the opportunity to examine how health care data is collected and stored as Electronic Health Records (EHR), perform system analysis of the different types of health information systems, study the legal and ethical issues involved with informatics and personal health records. Explore management and communication in health informatics, address the social and organizational issues involved with health information management, and more.
When you continue your education through UIC’s online Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Informatics you have the potential to create new career opportunities while gaining the knowledge to build a better health care system and improve patient care. It’s an education that will help define your future as well as the future of health care around the world.
This program was designed to help equip you with the leadership and change-management expertise required for a career in health informatics. Students can obtain their certificate in 24 credit hours and as few as seven courses.
This program does not lead to certification or licensure.
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