Online Health Informatics Degree :: Accredited Universities

These courses offer practising and potential health professionals opportunities to develop skills and knowledge to use the tools of health information confidently and effectively.

Graduates should have an understanding of the potential of health information management tools, together with an awareness of issues relating to their use. They should possess the knowledge and skills which will enable them to take leading roles within the emerging field of health informatics.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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The double degree Master of Nursing and Master of Science in Health Informatics option permits nurses who are interested in health information technology to develop graduate level competencies in both Nursing and Health Information Science. The option is intended to prepare nursing leaders with a background essential for working in the rapidly expanding field of nursing and health informatics. The program is the first of its kind in Canada and it is one of the few programs that provides a comprehensive set of courses and experiential work opportunities in the area of nursing informatics.
Coming from both the Schools of Nursing and Health Information Science, the program offers you a Master of Nursing and a Master of Science in Health Informatics in just three years. Entry requires a bachelor's degree in nursing and professional experience.

Entry Requirements

• You must have earned the equivalent of a "B" average over the last two years (or equivalent of 30 UVic units) of your degree to be considered.
• Practica, non-graded (pass-fail) courses, credit granted on the basis of life or work experience, or credit earned at institutions not recognized by the university will not be used in determining an applicant's grade point average or units completed.
• Any courses used in the calculation of the entering average cannot be used as credit toward a graduate degree program.
• Many academic departments require a higher average for admission to a master's degree.
• A baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree from another country) from a recognized institution
• A grade point average of 5.0 (B) in the work of the last two years (30 units) leading to the bachelor’s degree. Please note that individual academic units often set higher entrance standards.
• Satisfactory assessment reports
• The availability of an appropriate supervisor within the academic unit concerned
• The availability of adequate space and facilities within the academic unit concerned.

Other Fees

Application Fees

• $112.20 CAD - all transcripts arriving from institutions within Canada

• $137.70 CAD - any transcripts arriving from institutions outside of Canada

Course Challenge Per fee unit

- Domestic 168.60

- International 545.53

Audit Fees Fee Per Unit Under age 65

Undergraduate Level Courses

- Domestic 168.60

- International 545.52

Graduate Level Courses

- Domestic 292.72

- International 369.66

Age 65 or Over

- Graduate Level Courses 96.16

Notes

Applicants are required to provide the information necessary for the University record. This includes disclosing all post-secondary institutions where any course registrations were made, and if admitted, arranging for all final official transcripts to be sent directly to Graduate Admissions and Records. Applicants who fail to meet these requirements may lose transfer credit and/or have their admission and registration cancelled.

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Recent changes in healthcare technology and regulations make the skills learned in an MBA in Healthcare Informatics program essential for those working in the healthcare industry. If you are in healthcare administration or upper-level management, a master’s in healthcare informatics online from Southern New Hampshire University will provide the knowledge and skills you need for this important and growing field.

The MBA in Healthcare Informatics builds on your experience in healthcare or information technology to help you prepare to lead the planning, design, implementation, and maintenance of health information systems. In this MBA program, you will understand how healthcare systems and data interact with individuals and complementary systems across multiple departments and organizations.

Advantages of an MBA in Healthcare Informatics at SNHU

- An affordable online MBA in Healthcare Informatics, offered by a respected, private, nonprofit university

- "Best of Business" Awards: Best MBA Degree, Best Online Degree Program

- No GMAT or GRE required for admission

- Take on-campus or online courses and choose how you want to learn

- Gain a real-world understanding of healthcare informatics from instructors with industry experience

- Interact directly with faculty and fellow students through online discussions, group projects, and case studies

- Graduate in as few as 15 months, with two courses per 10-week term

- In-class or online course work leads to the same SNHU diploma

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or should anticipate completion of a bachelor's degree before enrollment in the graduate program.

International applicants
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- Applicants should have the equivalent of a US bachelor’s degree

- Applicants will require the equivalent of 2.75 on a 4.0 grading scale for admission consideration.

- Applicants who have some master’s level academic work may be eligible for transfer credits or exemptions.

- Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency as evidenced by: TOEFL score 79-80 and greater, IELTS 6.5 and greater, PPTE 54 and greater, ELS 107 and greater, Michigan 90 and greater. It is recommended that you have TOEFL and IELTS results sent directly to SNHU to avoid delays. SNHU’s TOEFL code is 3649. The TOIEC examination is not accepted.

- English Bridge Applicants with the following scores will start in a bridge program combining English courses and academic courses: TOEFL 71-78, IELTS 6, PTE 49-53, ELS 112, EF 106, Michigan 85-89. English as a Second Language (ESL): Students with scores of TOEFL less than 71, IELTS less than 6.0, PTE less than 48, ELS less than 112, EF less than 106, and Michigan less than 85, can register and attend English as a Second Language (ESL) program

Other Fees

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Nearly 200,000 new health care IT workers will be needed over the coming years to support and leverage the digitization of clinical data. The massive need for specialists with a health information management degree stems from health care reform, including meaningful use; payer policies and reimbursement rules; consolidation across vendors, providers, and payers; privacy and security concerns; new and innovative care delivery models; and most importantly the drive to leverage innovative health analytics to ensure efficient delivery of quality care and service.

American Sentinel’s 36-credit hour, online health informatics degree, the Master of Health Care Informatics (MHCI), teaches students the management, integration, interpretation, and visualization skills to make organizational data usable for: management, patient care decision-making, and facility performance improvements.

Students will be exposed to real-world tools used to:

- Gather, aggregate, integrate and interpret disparate data.

- Analyze data to generate insight, predictions, perspective, and trends.

- Present data to tech- and non-tech-familiar team members informed decision-making.

Entry Requirements

To be considered for admission to any of the American Sentinel University master’s degree programs, the following must be submitted:

- A completed application.

- A resume, curriculum vitae or list of professional accomplishments.

- Official transcripts* from each post-secondary institution attended. The institution(s) must send the transcripts directly to American Sentinel University.

* To enroll in a graduate program at American Sentinel, you must have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (as shown on the degree transcript) from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the U.S. Department of Education.

* To receive credits for courses or degrees from institutions outside the U.S., Canada or U.S. territories, you must have your academic transcripts evaluated and certified by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member organization, which will assess a fee. Be sure to request that the certifying organization’s report be sent directly to American Sentinel. Depending on the program, if you have a foreign degree you will need to request either a general or expanded report from the evaluator.

International Student Requirements
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Applicants whose first language is not English and who have not earned an undergraduate degree from an institution at which all courses were taught in English will need to provide one of the following:

- A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 550 (written version) or 80 (iBT version).

- An International English Language Test (IELTS) score of at least 5.0 for undergraduates and 6.5 for graduates, or verification of certification in an English proficiency program.

To receive credits for courses or degrees from institutions outside the U.S., Canada or U.S. territories, you must have your academic transcripts evaluated and certified by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member organization, which will assess a fee. Be sure to request that the certifying organization’s report be sent directly to American Sentinel. Depending on the program, if you have earned a foreign degree you will need to request either a general or expanded report from the evaluator.

Other Fees

Books and supplies: $1,800

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Health Care Informatics is a rapidly emerging discipline that offers new frontiers requiring innovative leadership. Emerging technology provides an understanding of the value of health informatics, how it can reduce health care costs, increase access, and improve the quality of health care services. The master‛s degree in health care informatics is designed for those interested in using information technology, both hardware and software, for better decision making and better patient outcomes. Graduates of this program will be prepared to integrate information technology with health care to support the continuous improvement in patient-care systems, project management, decision making, quality assessment and health care system operations.This health care informatics program involves courses that focus on topics such as: health care politics and economics, legal and ethical principles in health care, and health care research and application. Students will also critically analyze health care research, health care information systems and technology, data management, and the use of health data for process improvement, cost containment, and effective health care delivery. The history, application, impact, and future need for informatics in health care will also be examined.

Graduates may perform a variety of functions for the organization, such as automating clinical care, building new operational data systems, training health care workers in the use of computer systems, and collecting and analyzing data to improve patient care. Depending on their areas of strength and focus, graduates may serve as project managers, project designers, researchers, systems analysts, or administrators and executives at all levels of the organization. Graduates may work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, primary care facilities, doctors‛ offices, insurance companies, pharmacies, technology suppliers, consulting firms, and more.Organizations of potential employment include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Institutes of Health; clinical data exchange insurance sites; the government's Military Health System; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; state health care; and informational technology vendors.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to university graduate programs may be accepted for admission by meeting one of the criteria specified below:

Degree Bearing Transcripts
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An undergraduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program with a GPA of 2.8 or better on the degree-bearing transcript

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A graduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program

Test Scores
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If students cannot meet the GPA requirement, they may still be eligible for admission by meeting certain graduate test scores:
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT): 500
Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 1,000 combined verbal/quantitative, prior to August 2011; 300 combined verbal/quantitative, after August 2011

Other Fees

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