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Master's in Healthcare Informatics
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As a Healthcare Informatics graduate student, you’ll be trained in practical and theoretical approaches and armed with the latest best practices, so that you are uniquely positioned to succeed in this fast-paced, ever-changing industry.
Why Earn Your MS in Healthcare Informatics at Sacred Heart?
Whether you choose to earn your degree online or on our campus, you’ll graduate prepared to use technology to streamline patient care and improve health outcomes.
As a Healthcare Informatics graduate student, you’ll study the economic, cultural, and technological aspects of healthcare IT, with a focus on business and clinical operations.
Through a unique combination of real-world lessons and scholarly research, you will follow a practical course of study led by professors with extensive expertise in medical IT. Our faculty possesses a deep and varied knowledge of the field, and you will gain skills you can immediately apply in your studies and hands-on internships.
Because Sacred Heart students are trained in both practical and theoretical approaches—and armed with the latest best practices—they are uniquely positioned to succeed in this fast-paced industry.
Alumni Spotlights
Read how this program has prepared alumni for their career goals.
Deborah Olabisi
Clinical Research Coordinator, Umass Chan Medical School
Varun Chakravarthy Ambati
Regional Manager Health Informatics | Information Management | Privacy Officer, Prime Healthcare
S.Trossila Blah
Data Integrity & Analytics Specialist, Montefiore Medical Center
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In the Healthcare Informatics master’s program, you will also:
- Design solutions to the complex challenges of health information systems
- Study a core curriculum that covers a range of key topics, from policy and workflow design, to communications and evidence-based practice
- Learn to determine the technology needs of an organization and formulate solutions that take clinical, operational, and financial constraints into account
- Study the economic, cultural, and technological aspects of healthcare IT, with a focus on business and clinical operations
- Have the opportunity to take a range of elective courses on topics including electronic health records, database design, project management, information analysis, and more
- Benefit from a flexible program with a unique online format program that is designed for working professionals
- Study the trends and innovations— from biometrics to telemedicine to robotic surgery— that are shaping healthcare, and learn about advances in patient health records (PHR) and electronic health records (EHR)
- Develop skills in workflow design, effective communication, and advanced project management methodologies
- Learn to prioritize projects, strategize IT implementation, collaborate with teams, and manage systems
- Complete internships with local hospitals
Sacred Heart’s Healthcare Informatics program is well suited for students with prior experience in healthcare IT, healthcare professionals without an information technology background, and IT professionals with minimal or no healthcare experience.
This program is offered two ways: 100% online or on campus.
Faculty Spotlight
Sacred Heart University proudly recognizes our faculty for their scholarly achievement through their outstanding publishing efforts and industry experience.
Oluwatobi (Tobi) Ojo, MSHI, CPHIMS
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor
As a proud graduate of the healthcare informatics program, Tobi Ojo’s journey has come full circle. From his early days as a nurse and super user at a local community health care center, where he implemented electronic health records, to his time as a student in the program—and now as a faculty member—he is committed to inspiring the next generation of students. He draws on his experiences as a former student, industry professional and health IT consultant to create engaging learning environments that bridge theory and practical application. His current focus is on harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to drive innovation and improve health care delivery at all levels.
One of the Best
SHU's MS in Health Informatics Online Program Earns Praise
OnlineU.com has named SHU a top-rated online program for a master’s in health informatics for 2024. The recognition is based on strong student satisfaction, a flexible format for working professionals and a comprehensive approach to teaching that includes hands-on experiences and practical real-life applications.
I have always wanted to work as an electronic health record system analyst. As someone with a health background, I wanted a university that offered a program that is suitable for both health and technology. This program helped me to reach my goal with knowledge of electronic medical records, which is helpful to my career. And this is the only university that offers a 15-month course that is very flexible. As an international student, everything was very new to me when I started this journey. The staff was very supportive and helped me to reach this position, which I am very proud of.
STEM-Designated Program
This is a STEM-designated program, which means you will be trained in areas of technology and science that are in high demand with U.S. employers. This program allows international students with F1 visas to extend their OPT in the U.S. by 24 months after graduating (36 months in total).
More Information
International Graduate Admissions
Edith Goutier
Director of International Admissions
+1-475-450-5714
goutiere@sacredheart.edu
Graduate Admissions
Lea DiStasio
Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment
West Campus E2D-200
203-396-6786
distasiol2@sacredheart.edu
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