2009-2010 University Catalog

Health Information Systems Graduate Certificate

Banner Code: HH-CERG-HISN

This certificate prepares clinicians and health care managers to develop and manage health information systems and electronic commerce services. Students learn the development and management of systems and service related to patient records, enterprise data management in health industry, and Telehealth. The certificate is ideal for people with technical and programming skills who have been promoted to new managerial positions in the health care industry and wish to enhance their understanding of health care issues and management techniques. It is also ideal for clinicians and managers with little background in database management who wish to gain more skills and understanding about organizing health databases.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree. No prior computer programming training is needed, although knowledge of HTML language is assumed. Application is made through CHHS.

Certificate Requirements

Completion of the certificate requires 15-18* graduate credits. Students must complete all courses with a minimum GPA of 3.00.

Required Courses (15 credits)

HAP 586 - Quality Improvement in Health Services Credits: 3
HAP 601 - E-Commerce and On-line Marketing for Health Services Credits: 3
HAP 709 - Health Care Databases Credits: 3
HAP 720 - Health Data Integration Credits: 3
HAP 740 - Management of Health Information Systems Credits: 3

Additional Coursework Required

If the student does not have recent, relevant experience in the U.S. health industry, an additional course is required, thus bringing the number of required credits to 18.

HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System Credits: 3

Total: 15 - 18 credits

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