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ONLINE HEALTH DEGREES IN HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Online degrees and certificates in health informatics, biomedical informatics, health information, health care informatics, medical informatics, nursing informatics and genomics.

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Online Health Information Technology Degree Programs

Health informatics specialists apply information technology to the particular needs of the healthcare industry. Online degrees in health informatics offer students the technology background they need to develop medical recordkeeping systems for hospitals and research centers. Health informatics is crucial to the daily function of healthcare institutions, where reliable information transmission is everything.

Health informatics training resembles the information technology curriculum, but with an emphasis on health information and on the user interface. Online undergraduate and graduate certificate programs are popular among working professionals interested in expanding their job skills and specializing in a particular area. Students seeking entry-level positions in health informatics are best served with a bachelor or master's degree in the field. Doctoral degrees qualify the student for research and university teaching positions.

Online degrees in health informatics include a curriculum of core science classes, computer science, statistics, and database management. Advanced training allows students to specialize in a particular area of health informatics, such as bioinformatics, public health, and organizational, social, or clinical informatics.

Health informatics is a new and rapidly expanding field, with plenty of opportunity for the qualified information technology professional. An informatics certificate or degree is no guarantee of earning potential, but the numbers speak for themselves: starting salaries are in the $30,000 to $50,000 range, and advanced health informatics professionals can earn significantly more.

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Penn Foster Schools

Health Information Technology

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University of Maryland University College

MS in Health Administration Informatics

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Bellevue University

BS in Management of Health Informatics
This degree provides graduates the background necessary to manage healthcare information resources, technologies, and personnel. The curriculum is designed to prepare confident, innovative, contributing professionals in the field, including core management and information technology concepts as well as topics specific to health informatics. It is an accelerated degree completion program offered online.

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DeVry University

Associate - Health Information Technology

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University of Phoenix

BS in Health Administration/Health Information Systems
Master of Health in Administration/Health Care Informatics

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British Columbia Institute of Technology (Canada)
Health Informatics Technology Management at BCIT is a fully online program delivering degree-level courses for an advanced specialty certificate. It combines an understanding of the information systems technology used in health care with the key behavioural skills necessary to implement and manage these technologies in the health care system.

Duke University
Duke University offers the following nursing informatics programs online:

MSN in Nursing Informatics
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Informatics

Duke's Nursing Informatics Program combines online instruction with usually one long weekend on campus each semester. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Excelsior College
Excelsior College offers a Certificate Program in Health Care Informatics entirely online. The program is open to any health care professional with a bachelor's degree. It will prepare students to function in the growing field of computer applications and information systems in health care. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health & Science University offers the following programs in medical informatics through distance learning:

Master of Biomedical Informatics (Non-Thesis)
Graduate Certificate Program in Biomedical Informatics

All courses taken in the Graduate Certificate Program may be applied to the Master of Biomedical Informatics. Accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers a graduate certificate in Bioinformatics through distance education. This interdisciplinary program combines advanced study in computer science and molecular biology. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Stanford University
Stanford University offers the following programs through online education:

Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics
Certificate in Bioinformatics
Computational Genomics Certificate Program

Accredited by the Western Association of Colleges and Schools.

The College of St. Scholastica
The College of St. Scholastica offers four graduate level certificates in Healthcare Informatics by distance delivery with tracks in the following areas:

Healthcare Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Healthcare Data Privacy and Security Management
Project Management

The courses may also be applied to the MA in Health Information Management degree. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

University of Colorado
The University of Colorado offers an online Master of Science Degree with a Nursing Specialization in Health Care Informatics. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago offers the following online master's degree program in health informatics:

Master's of Public Health Informatics
This program will provide core competencies in: the traditional disciplines of public health; information systems; and systems management. This is a new interdisciplinary field emphasizing the application of information science and technology to public health practice, research and teaching.

An online certificate program is also available. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

University of Maryland University Baltimore
University of Maryland University Baltimore offers an online Post-Masters Certificate Program in Nursing Informatics. The program focuses on the theories and skills for nursing data processing, information systems, management and budgeting. This certificate prepares graduates to design effective nursing information systems; create innovative information technology; conduct research regarding integration of technology with nursing practice, administration and education; and develop theoretical, practice and evaluation models for nursing informatics. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

University of Missouri - Columbia
The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing and the School of Health Related Professions offer a variety of online programs for health professionals. Programs available include:

Master's Degree in Health Informatics Executive Program (MS)
A two-year graduate program designed to produce managers, administrators and technical professionals who can shape the way organizations use information to improve the delivery of health care. Candidates include individuals with at least three years of clinical, technical or administrative experience in health care or the health sciences. Program combines innovative distance-learning activities with three weekend campus visits per year.

Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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University of Maryland University College

- MS in Health Administration Informatics

Bellevue University

- BS in Management of Health Informatics

DeVry University

- Associate - Health Information Technology

University of Phoenix

- BS in Health Administration/Health Information Systems
- Master of Health in Administration/Health Care Informatics

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