Health Informatics, M.S.H.I.

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Morsani College of Medicine

Deparment of Medical Sciences

Major Contacts, Deadlines, and Delivery Information

Concentrations:

Healthcare Analytics

The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree offers a curriculum that integrates the domains of information science, information resources management and health care organization and management.

Accreditation:

Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM)

Admission Information

Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements, as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.

$65 non-refundable application fee
The breakdown of this fee is as follows:
- $30.00 USF’s Application Fee
- $35.00 Transcript Procurement Fee
A bachelor’s degree from an 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
Provide Statement of Purpose. Please include a short statement about why you are interested in the Program and use this statement to speak about your application’s strengths and weaknesses.
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.

Applicants who are not U.S. citizens, but are residing in the U.S., must provide a copy of a U.S. Visa or permanent resident card. Contact the program and International Admissions for more information on which visas are eligible to apply to this major.

Curriculum Requirements

Total Minimum Hours 32 credit hours
Core – 11 Credit Hours
General Pathway or Concentration Option – 21 Credit Hours

Core Requirements (11 Credit Hours)

HIM 6667 Foundation in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6017 Legal Aspects of Health Information Management Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6217 Health Data Management Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6018 e-Healthcare Ethics Credit Hours: 2
Students select either the General Pathway or the Healthcare Analytics Concentration

General Pathway (21 Credit Hours)

HIM 6840 Case Studies in Health Information Management Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6118 Introduction to Health Informatics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6350 e-Medicine Business Models Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6114 Integrated Electronic Medical Records Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6320 Managerial Communication Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6664 Healthcare Project Management Credit Hours: 3
And one or more required (3 Credit hours minimum):
HIM 6137 Pharmacy Informatics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6943 Health Informatics Internship Credit Hours: 1-3
HIM 6908 Health Informatics Independent Study Credit Hours: 1-3
HIM 6141 Introduction to Healthcare Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6686 Healthcare Decision Support Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6844 Health Outcomes Research Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals Credit Hours: 3

Healthcare Analytics Concentration: (21 Credit Hours)

HIM 6141 Introduction to Healthcare Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6628 Health Data Visualization Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6623 Statistics for Healthcare Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6655 Healthcare Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6844 Health Outcomes Research Credit Hours: 3
And two or more required (6 Credit hours minimum):
HIM 6686 Healthcare Decision Support Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6629 Applied Healthcare Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6908 Health Informatics Independent Study Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 credits for this program)
HIM 6671 Advanced Healthcare Analytics Applications Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6943 Health Informatics Internship Credit Hours: 1-3
HIM 6118 Introduction to Health Informatics Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6477 Medical Terminology for Health Informatics Professionals Credit Hours: 3
HIM 6664 Healthcare Project Management Credit Hours: 3

Comprehensive Exam

In lieu of the Comprehensive Exam, students complete a capstone project in the HIM 6664 Healthcare Project Management course.

Internship Project

For students who select the Internship option, each student will be assigned a faculty director who will oversee the internship project. Students will formally present their projects which will be shared with all major participants.

A minimum of 480 contact hours is required.

HIM 6943 Health Informatics Internship Credit Hours: 1-3

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