Health Informatics, M.S.

Health Informatics, M.S. is a Masters program taught at Governors State University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) prepares you to work at the intersection of healthcare, information technology, and data-driven decision-making. The program focuses on using health technology and analytics to advance patient-centered care and support roles such as health informatics specialist, clinical informatics specialist, and data analyst / data scientist.

Students meet requirements for a master’s degree, including entering degree candidacy, maintaining a certain grade standard, and completing a field experience or culminating course. The program includes a Practicum program. It is designed to connect learning with practical experience in healthcare settings.

The minimum requirements for admission in Health Informatics, M.S. at Governors State University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Governors State University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Governors State University as pre-requiste for admission in Health Informatics, M.S..

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Undergraduate GPA: An overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or a GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study is required.
• Official Transcripts: Official transcripts from all institutions attended are required. Transcripts that are not in English or are from institutions outside the United States will be evaluated by the University's Office of Application Processing.
• Letters of Recommendation: Two letters of recommendation are required. Letters should indicate that the applicant has the aptitude and motivation to successfully complete the MSHI program. Preferably, letters should be from current or former professors or employers from the applicant's most recent educational institution or employment.
• Personal Statement: The personal statement should describe your personal, academic, and professional background and address the following questions: Why did you become interested in the health care industry? Where do you foresee yourself in the future and how will the MSHI degree contribute to your career goals? Please limit your personal statement to no more than 1,000 words.
• Interview: The admissions committee will review all completed applications and may require a brief interview by telephone, virtually, or in person.

• IELTS (Academic): minimum score of 6.0.
• TOEFL and PTE: minimum acceptable scores for master's-level applicants are listed in the GovState Catalog.
• Duolingo English Test: may also be accepted. Applicants must achieve a minimum scor

Please check detail of study units at https://www.govst.edu/academics/programs/health-informatics-ms

• Health Informatics Specialist
• Clinical Informatics Specialist
• Informatics Nurse
• Clinical Analyst
• Clinical Informatics Manager
• Chief Information Officer
• Chief Information Security Officer
• Clinical Application Developer
• Clinical Coding Specialist
• Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
• Clinical Informaticist
• Clinical IT Analyst
• Clinical Systems Technician
• Coding Manager
• Corporate Director of Hospital Coding
• Data Analyst / Data Scientist
• Digital Transformation Consultant
• Director Health Care Leadership
• Director of Clinical Informatics
• Director of Clinical Information Systems
• Director of Health Information Management
• Director of Health IT
• Director of Meaningful Use Program
• Director of Medical Informatics
• EHR Application Specialist
• EHR Implementation Expert
• Health Information Management
• Health Care Informatics Integration Engineer
• Informatics Educator
• Informatics Outreach Architect
• Informatics Portfolio Manager
• Manager of Clinical Analytics
• Manager of Coding Integrity
• Medical Coder
• Pharmacy Informatics Analyst
• Population Health Manager
• Privacy Administration Specialist
• Program Manager Clinical Informatics
• Programmer Analyst
• Senior Clinical Informaticist/Pharmacist
• Senior Programmer/Analyst
• Senior Director, Clinical Applications and Practice Affiliations
• Senior Systems Analyst
• Senior Director, Technology Development
• Senior IT Analyst
• Senior Privacy Analyst
• Senior Systems Engineer
• Supervisor, Analytics
• Supervisor, IT Network Services
• Senior Vice President, Strategic Transformation
• System Director Health Information Management & Revenue Cycle System Integration
• Systems Analyst
• Vice President & Chief Information Officer
• Vice President of Enterprise Analytics
• Vice President of Information Systems

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