[AISWorld] New Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) program

[Kevin Parker]

* Announcement *

The Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) program calls for 
candidates for the 2016-2017 academic year. More details can be found on 
our website <http://homepages.cob.isu.edu/informatics/mshi/>.


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Idaho State University’s Informatics and Computer Science department and 
the College of Business are pleased to announce a new Master of Science 
degree program in Health Informatics (MSHI). Courses will begin this 
Fall (August 2016) and the program is currently accepting applications. 
Please share this announcement with any graduates who may be interested.


Health Informatics lies at the intersection of information systems, 
health care, and business administration. The goal of Health Informatics 
is to enhance human health and well-being through the use of information 
systems to deliver more efficient and safer patient care as well as 
improve patient outcomes at the individual, organizational, and national 
levels. By integrating innovative technology in patient care, Health 
Informatics is revolutionizing healthcare practice and research.


There is a critical shortage of workers with skills that span both 
informatics and healthcare domains. Healthcare providers, insurance 
companies, and drug and device firms compete with each other for 
talented Health Informaticists. The shortage has become so severe that 
some companies have resorted to poaching talent from competitors or 
engaging in bidding wars to lure Health Informatics professionals to 
their firms while others have resigned themselves to hiring Health 
Informatics consultants to help fill the gaps in their IT ranks.


Idaho State University is the state's designated lead institution in 
health professions and medical education and the MSHI program is 
consistent with the statewide initiative for education in the health 
professions. The Informatics and Computer Science department has a 
history of providing high-quality education by faculty engaged in 
scholarly research at the forefront of Health Informatics.


By drawing on multiple disciplines, the MSHI program exposes students to 
the fundamentals of informatics as well as the function, operation, and 
nature of health care. Most courses are delivered by our expert Health 
Informatics faculty, and the program also includes courses from both the 
Health Care Administration and Public Health programs in the Kasiska 
School of Health Professions. The required courses for the MSHI degree 
are as follows:


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    Statistical Methods for Data Analytics

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    Health Informatics

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    Health Information Governance

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    Healthcare Workflow Process Analysis and Redesign

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    Health Data Analytics

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    Electronic Health Records

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    Management of Informatics Projects

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    Health Law and Bioethics

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    US and Global Health System

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    Health Clinical Practicum


The MSHI program will be available both on our main campus in Pocatello 
as well as on our Meridian campus, home of the Idaho State University 
Meridian Health Science Center. Courses will initially be offered in a 
traditional classroom learning environment, but will be made available 
online in the near future. This new program will not only help address a 
critical shortage of graduates with skills spanning both informatics and 
health care, but will also provide graduates with opportunities to use 
their Health Informatics expertise to improve the quality and safety of 
patient care, helping others and making a difference in people’s live 
through informatics.


Should you have any questions, please contact the Graduate Advisor of 
Health Informatics, Dr. Nima Kordzadeh, at kordnima at isu.edu 
<mailto:kordnima at isu.edu>or visit http://tinyurl.com/zw2b7e9.


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*Kevin R. Parker, Ph.D.*
Chair and Professor
Department of Informatics and Computer Science
Idaho State University
921 So. 8th Avenue, Stop 8020
Pocatello, ID 83209-8020

208.282.4783
208.282.4367 fax
parkerkr at isu.edu
http://cobhomepages.cob.isu.edu/parkerkr/