CAHIIM Accredited MS in Health Informatics Program | Application Deadline: Friday, December 20

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Application Deadline:

Friday, December 20, 2024

Position yourself as a leader in an era of healthcare defined by technological development.

Earn a CAHIIM accredited master's degree in health informatics or a graduate certificate from USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine – ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Medical Schools: Research (2023). Adding a health informatics credential from a top-tier medical school to your resume could help launch or advance your healthcare career.

Program at a Glance:

Complete Your Master's Degree in as Few as 2 Years

(32 Credits)*

Affordable 100%

Online Program

World-renowned Faculty

Interactive,

Virtual Classroom

Technical Support from USF

No Set Login Times

*Complete your graduate certificate program in as few as eight months (12 credit hours).

USF Health is dedicated to offering excellent education to all our students. By meeting HIMSS’s thorough standards for quality health information and technology and healthcare education, we’ve been named a HIMSS Approved Education Partner (AEP).

We’re part of an exclusive group of organizations authorized to offer HIMSS-approved review courses and training programs that prepare candidates for advanced knowledge in health information and technology and healthcare, including preparation for CAHIMS™ and CPHIMS™ certifications.

Your future is bright. As a HIMSS AEP, our superior education programs can help you shine.

USF Health is also a member of the HIMSS Academic Organizational Affiliate (AOA) program, qualifying eligible students for a complimentary HIMSS student membership, Learning Center access and a variety of HIMSS discounts.

This program is ideal if you already work in health information technology and are looking to advance your career possibilities with new credentials, or if you are interested in transitioning into an informatics role from another field.

Physicians

Medical Students

Nurses

Physical Therapists

Pharmacists

Mental Health Workers

Health Information Managers

IT Professionals and Other Healthcare Providers

• Communicate effectively with informatics teams and healthcare stakeholders. 
• Integrate EHRs into patient care. 
• Manage data through relational databases, structured query language (SQL), data warehousing, analytical processing, cloud databases and data mining techniques.
• Describe clinical workflows from a business perspective

• Manage healthcare projects using the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).
• Develop and assess the tools used to represent medical data. 
• Assess information technology in the healthcare environment. 
• Comply with laws and regulations applicable to managing patient information. 

PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Students enrolled in a USF Health master’s degree program may be able to sit for industry certifications,* including:

• HIMSS CAHIMS and CPHIMS 
• AHIMA Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA®) 
• AMIA Health Informatics Certification (AHIC)
• Project Management Institute (PMI) - Certified Associate Professional in Project Management (CAPM)® 
• American Board of Preventative Medicine – Clinical Informatics Certification**

These certifications may carry education and work experience requirements. Typically, having a graduate degree reduces the work experience requirements.

*Students must meet all exam eligibility requirements outlined.
**The Clinical Informatics Practice Pathway expires in 2025. Beginning in 2026, the exam will be available only for those physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Clinical Informatics. This subspecialty certifying exam will be given annually throughout this period. 

Align your career path with the rapid growth of healthcare analytics and learn how to transform data into actionable information. Earn a 100% online MS degree with a concentration in healthcare analytics from USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine, the first medical school to offer these programs fully online. 

A SAS Approved Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Analytics is comprised of the first four courses within the MSHI Healthcare Analytics program and can be completed in as few as eight months. 

Online Format | 32 Credits

2 Year Duration | 8-Week Sessions

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Offered in partnership between:

• Ranked 1st on 2022 list of Top 50 Best Value Master’s Degrees in Health Informatics by Value Colleges
• Nation’s first medical school to offer this program 100% online
• One of 2023’s Best Medical Schools: Research – U.S. News & World Report 
• Faculty includes practicing medical professionals and IT experts
• Innovative curriculum with an emphasis on improving healthcare through interprofessional education, research and clinical activities
• 1-of-10 institutions selected by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to participate in a national collaborative focused on patient safety
• Project/Portfolio based learning

The health informatics accreditor of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the Master of Science in Health Informatics degree has been affirmed through 2029. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.

The University of South Florida (USF) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, specialist and doctorate degrees.

Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the University of South Florida.

The Master of Science in Health Informatics program helps you develop the skills to prepare for some of the following positions in health IT if you can match your education with the necessary experience:

Chief Information Officer

Chief Medical Information Officer

HIM Director

Health Informatics Director

Health Data/Information Resource Manager

Health Information System Application Designer

Compliance Officer

IT Consultant

*U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2020-30 Edition, Computer and Information Systems Managers at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/computer-and-information-systems-managers.htm. 

 National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth. Information provided is not intended to represent a complete list of hiring companies or job titles, and degree program options do not guarantee career or salary outcomes. Students should conduct independent research for specific employment information.

Download a program guide to learn more about pricing, payment options and assistance, curriculum and more.

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