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Nursing Informatics
Online degree and certificate programs in nursing and health informatics from accredited universities and colleges. |
 Nursing Informatics
The nurse’s role in patient care has evolved, and so has their role in the use of technology to improve health care delivery. Nursing informatics is the sub-discipline of health informatics that applies information technology to the skills and work of nurses in healthcare. It integrates the science of nursing, computer technology and information science to enhance the quality of the nursing practice, through improved communication, documentation and efficiency.
Assisting in all aspects of a patient’s nursing care from admission to discharge, technology is drastically altering the ways nurses diagnose, treat, administer care for, and manage their patients. The integration of information technology into nursing enables the appropriate flow of data collected by nurses, improving access to patient information at the point of care, and enhancing nursing abilities to benchmark, monitor, and audit quality measures. With nursing informatics, the passion for nursing, technology, and innovation leads to improved patient outcomes and higher quality patient – nurse interactions.
Graduates of a nuring informatics program should be able to manage and process nursing data, information, and knowledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care. The nursing informatics specialist assists health care providers by supplying information to enhance decision-making and the delivery of safe patient care. The work is integrally related to clinical and administrative practice.
>> Nursing Informatics Career Options & Salary Potential
>> Nursing Informatics Employment Outlook
>> Preparing for a Career in Nursing Informatics
>> Nursing Informatics Certification |
| Online Schools offering Nursing Informatics |
| Walden University Online
In May 2010, U.S. News & World Report again identified Walden as having the No. 2 largest online, graduate nursing program by enrollment.
Walden’s School of Nursing features a distinguished faculty of more than 100 scholars and professionals—100% of whom hold doctoral degrees—who are academically and experientially qualified to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
CCNE Accredited
For Registered Nurses entering the program with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
In The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), students will learn how to more effectively utilize information technology to enhance the quality of patient care. This specialization offers a multidisciplinary approach to informatics by blending nursing science, computer science, and information science.
Courses in the Nursing Informatics / MSN Degree program include:
- Informatics in Nursing and Health Care
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Supporting Workflow in Health Care Systems
- Project Management: Health Care Information Technology
CCNE Accredited
For Registered Nurses with a hospital diploma, Associate Degree in Nursing (A.D.N.), or bachelor’s degree (other than BSN)
In The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), students will learn how to more effectively utilize information technology to enhance the quality of patient care. This specialization offers a multidisciplinary approach to informatics by blending nursing science, computer science, and information science.
Courses in the Nursing Informatics / MSN Degree program include:
- Informatics in Nursing and Health Care
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Supporting Workflow in Health Care Systems
- Project Management: Health Care Information Technology
CCNE Accredited
This program can prepare learners to effectively use information technology to enhance decision-making in various health care settings. Coursework for this program blends nursing science with computer and information science, and focuses on core concepts in nursing informatics, knowledge and information management, and effective project management. Nursing professionals will gain the knowledge to integrate data, information, and knowledge to support decision-making processes that positively affect patients and practitioners. Courses in the Nursing Informatics Certificate program include:
- Informatics in Nursing and Health Care
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Supporting Workflow in HealthCare Systems
- Project Management: Health Care Information Technology
Walden University also offers the following programs:
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| American Sentinel University Online
American Sentinel is a proud supporter of our military personnel,
which comprise of one-quarter of enrollment.
American Sentinel offers high quality accredited education and outstanding student support for less than most other online universities. Based on the number of transfer credits, the MS in Nursing program's tuition can range from $8,230 to $16,560*, far less than at other online universities.
CCNE Accredited
American Sentinel's CCNE accredited MSN nursing informatics degree program is intended to prepare experienced nurses to manage health information systems critical to the mission of health care delivery systems. Nurses will develop expertise in clinical and administrative systems, data management and data mining for improvement of patient care and information systems project management.
Special emphasis is placed on understanding the infrastructure that must be in place to improve practice while safeguarding the security and privacy of data. Graduates will be prepared to assume critical roles in managing health information systems in ambulatory, acute, and long term care settings, as well as in the public health environment.
The MSN Nursing Informatics specialty degree program requires 36 credit hours. Students may be eligible to transfer up to 18 hours from previous graduate study.
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| Chamberlain College of Nursing Online
Chamberlain College of Nursing is proud of over 120 years of excellence in nursing education.
Distinguished faculty includes professionals who hold doctoral degrees. These instructors include published author of informatics articles, a senior informatics policy maker who led efforts to recognize nursing informatics as a distinct specialty, and co-founder of the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI).
CCNE Accredited
The CCNE accredited Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is a post-baccalaureate professional degree designed to prepare nurses for expanding roles in healthcare and enhance opportunities for professional advancement. The MSN curriculum provides core courses in nursing theory, research, leadership, professional role development, and informatics in healthcare. Lead the new high-tech wave in patient care as an informatics nurse specialist. The MSN Informatics Specialty Track focuses on management of data and information, and healthcare information workflow and project management. Courses in the informatics speciality include: Informatics & Application Systems in Healthcare, Practice of Nursing Informatics, Managing Data & Information, and more.
Chamberlain College of Nursing also offers:
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University of Phoenix Online
CCNE Accredited
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), enhances the knowledge and skills of registered nurses with baccalaureate-degree preparation. The program prepares advanced practice nurses to function in leadership roles in practice and educational settings. Advanced nursing theory and research provide the foundation for nurses to influence the future of nursing and health care. Students complete core courses in advanced nursing content and process, as well as on leadership skills. Specializations assist students to concentrate on developing increased knowledge and/or skills in a specific area of content or advanced practice role.
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Informatics - Master of Health Administration
This program specialization is designed for health care and nursing professionals interested in pursuing or advancing in careers associated with health care informatics and technology. Individuals with no background in informatics receive an overview of informatics as it relates to delivery within a health care facility. The program is designed to provide the learner with current knowledge in concepts of health care informatics, systems life cycle, and data management.
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| Kaplan University Online
Kaplan University's Master of Science in Nursing allows you to study online and earn the credentials to pursue career advancement in administrative, faculty, or staff development roles. Prepare to meet the clinical, educational, research, and administrative challenges associated with working in a technology-rich environment. Focus on the representation of health care data and information and examine computer, information literacy, and management competencies. Explore the use of technology and information systems to advance evidence-based research. Graduates may pursue informatics leadership roles in health care, corporate, and education settings. The informatics specialization is designed to help you prepare for the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Informatics Nursing certification exam.
IT / Information Systems / Health Informatics - Bachelor of Science
Students of the health informatics specialization will examine data modeling and management for the twenty-first century health care industry. They will review the wide variety of health care information available, focusing on quality, laws, regulations, and standards. Students will learn to design and develop health care IT application components, and gain foundational IT knowledge to support smarter decision making.
Kaplan University also offers:
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Grantham University Online
Nursing Informatics
Master of Science in Nursing
The Nursing Informatics MSN program prepares the professional registered nurse with additional knowledge and clinical expertise in Nursing Informatics that builds on baccalaureate nursing education and practice. All MSN students will be required to complete a Major Applied Research Paper (MARP) at the conclusion of their specialization program, as part of their final research seminar.
At the successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Define the role of the informatics nurse working with current system integration efforts
- Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of advanced nursing care to diverse populations
- Utilize advanced health assessment and pathophysiology in making nursing diagnoses and decisions about educational and therapeutic interventions
- Design nursing care for a clinical or community-based population based on biophysical, psychosocial, and organizational sciences
- Demonstrate professional and high level communication skills when involved in peer review, advocacy for patients and families, reporting of errors and professional writing
- Function in a leadership role when collaborating with team(s) to generate knowledge that supports evidence-based practice and improves healthcare outcomes
- Apply theory and researched-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences in leading the interdisciplinary team to design, coordinate and evaluate the delivery of care
- Analyze the relationship between major issues in healthcare and the deployment of information technology
Grantham University also offers:
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Grand Canyon University Online
CCNE Accredited
Graduates of the Master of Science in Nursing: Health Care Informatics program may perform a variety of functions for the organization, such as automating clinical care, building new operational data systems, training health care workers in the use of computer systems, collecting and analyzing data to improve patient care, etc. Depending on their areas of strength and focus, graduates may serve as project managers, project designers, researchers, systems analysts, or administrators and executives at all levels of the organization. Graduates may work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, primary care facilities, doctor's offices, insurance companies, pharmacies, technology suppliers, consulting firms, and more. Potential employers for graduates of this program include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, clinical data exchange insurance sites, the government's Military Health System (hospitals), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state health care organizations, and informational technology vendors.
Grand Canyon University also offers:
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 Saint Joseph's University Online
The "America's Best Colleges" 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report has ranked Saint Joseph's University among the top 15 master's universities in the north for the 13th consecutive year.
Informatics - Master's in Health Administration
With the MHA specializing in informatics, students will gain expertise in information resources management, clinical care and programming, enabling them to become the communications conduit linking diverse health care professionals. They will learn critical skills in areas such as computer-based patient record (CPR), which provides an in-depth analysis of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) standards, requirements, attributes, and benefits of the CPR and its use in the healthcare delivery enterprise. The use of data warehouses, data repositories, and integration technology will be explored relevant to CPR development along with the various issues and strategies for implementation. Additional coursework focuses on health information management systems data and infrastructure, providing the case study of IT networks, internets, data interchange, data access, and data management. You will also use the case study approach to health information management systems applications, which examines the foundation and incorporation of the critical IT applications in the modern healthcare delivery enterprise. Specific applications will be explored with an emphasis placed on the practice of Managed Care.
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| Drexel University Online
Drexel University has again made the "up-and-coming" short list of national universities that have achieved "the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus, or facilities," according to top college officials polled by U.S.News & World Report for the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges."
Healthcare Informatics - Certificate
This comprehensive certificate program is designed for information professionals, clinical personnel and healthcare support personnel who want to increase their knowledge of health information technology and management of the complex social and organizational issues surrounding this major change in healthcare. This online certificate program will provide an intensive introduction to the evolving field of Medical/Health Informatics. The goal of the Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is to provide knowledge and skills in the application of information technology (IT) in the provision of healthcare. Graduates of the program will gain knowledge and skills useful in taking on additional healthcare IT-related responsibilities or embarking upon new careers as managers or developers of healthcare IT systems.
Health Informatics - Master of Science
Drexel University Online's Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) prepares students to utilize today's advanced information systems to create more efficient and productive health care environments. This program is ideal for health care professionals interested in improving their organization's use of informatics and for information technology specialists seeking careers with biomedical or health organizations. The MS in Health Informatics focuses on the systems of informatics and psycho-social aspects of the healthcare field. The program provides students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds with the knowledge and skills to use information and knowledge processing methodology and information and communication technology efficiently and responsibly in order to improve health outcomes in varied settings, including medicine, nursing and public health in primary and hospital care, industry, government, and academia. Students graduate with an understanding of both information systems and healthcare that complements their prior education and experiences.
>> Drexel also offers CCNE accredited programs for Nurses
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| University of Illinois at Chicago Online
The University of Illinois at Chicago is ranked in the top 4% of 4,000 colleges and universities in the US by U.S. News & World Report.
Health Information - Certificate (Post-Bachelor's)
The CAHIIM accredited online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Information Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago is designed to expand on your existing bachelor's degree and help you gain the knowledge you'll need to become an influential leader in health care. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), so it prepares experienced healthcare, business, and IT  professionals to become eligible for and obtain Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification.
During UIC's Post-Bachelor's Health Information Management Program, you'll study health care system in the United States and learn how information is recorded, shared and managed. Students will learn coding and classification procedures, reimbursement systems, and explore the resources, technology and methods required to optimize the use of information in the areas of nursing, clinical care, pharmacy, public health and medical research.
Students will examine the role of health information management (HIM) and learn how healthcare data is collected and stored in Electronic Health Records (EHR), develop leadership and management skills, perform system analysis of the different types of health information systems, and study legal, privacy and security risks involved with HIM and electronic medical records.
Graduates of UIC's online Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Health Information Management will be eligible for the highly valued Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification, and the program proudly enjoys an excellent pass rate on the RHIA Certification Exam offered though AHIMA.
Health Informatics - Master of Science
The CAHIIM accredited Master of Science in Health Informatics emphasizes the analysis, implementation and ongoing management of the critical factors that impact the successful selection and use of health care information technologies. This online degree program equips students with an academic foundation in health information sciences and the practical tools necessary to apply this knowledge.
In this Health Informatics Master of Science Degree program, students will:
- Gain insight into the resources and methods required to optimize the use of information technology in the areas of nursing, clinical care, pharmacy, public health and medical research.
- Examine the use and application of health care data and learn how it's collected into Electronic Health Records (EHR).
- Examine health care information systems to discover how current information technology systems are used and implemented in health care organizations.
- Gain perspective on the dynamic role health information technology will play in the future of medical practice, nursing, and the healthcare industry as a whole.
Graduates will be prepared for a wide range of roles at mid-to-high management levels in the health care information setting.
The University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Science in Health Informatics program is the first master level degree program in the nation to receive CAHIIM accreditation. With supplemental coursework from UIC's HIM program, graduates are eligible to sit for AHIMA's RHIA Certification Exam.
University of Illinois at Chicago also offers:
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Brandeis University Online
Devoted to academic excellence since 1948, Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since its inception. It is 34th in the 2011 rankings.
Health and Medical Informatics - Master of Science
Health and medical informatics is the application of principles of computer and information science to the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care.With evolving health care reform, the development, implementation, evaluation, and management of information technology solutions are critical, and core technologies and standards must be addressed. The Health and Medical Informatics program in the Division of Graduate Professional Studies addresses the growing need for professionals who need to possess both analytical skills and business acumen with the goal of improving health care delivery systems through information technology. Courses include: Health/Medical Information Systems Security, Data Analysis and Decision Support for Health Informatics, Orgnaizational Leadership and Decision Making.
Graduates with a Master of Science in Health and Medical Informatics are prepared to:
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Facilitate the development and advancement of emerging information technologies to improve health care delivery and cost efficiencies.
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Gain an in-depth understanding of new and existing health information management systems within the context of the U.S. health care system.
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Become proficient in the "language" of health care, navigate the rules around using medical data, and obtain relevant information to assess changes to the health care system.
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Participate in the development, implementation, evaluation and management of information technology solutions to improve patient care and the health care delivery process.
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Utilize health information technology for decision support, knowledge management, strategic planning, and outcomes assessment to optimize cost efficiencies in the health care system.
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Effectively interface between the data systems developers and the user community.
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| Bellevue University Online
Management Information Systems / Healthcare - Master of Science
The Master of Science in Management Information Systems is a customized degree tailored specifically to prepare you for management positions in the Information Technology profession. It consists of multiple components: the core and concentrations. The core explores the characteristics of information systems with emphasis on critical management issues. The Healthcare concentration provides the non-healthcare professional graduate student with general healthcare knowledge. The intent of this concentration is to assist personnel, in areas other than patient care, to understand and be familiar with certain healthcare terminology and requirements.
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Capella University Online U.S. & Canadian Applicants
Health Informatics - Bachelor of Science
Mandated electronic recordkeeping and tightened patient privacy regulations are making health informatics a sought-after skill. The health informatics specialization is designed to prepare you to use technology to improve health care quality and lower health care costs. Course work covers such topics as electronic information system management, information security, data integrity, and regulatory compliance. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing information technology specialist positions in hospitals, clinics, and health care systems.
Health Information Management - Master of Science in IT
This Health Information Management master’s specialization offers health care-focused course work on information systems, databases, system security, data analysis, decision support, and strategic management, along with overviews of important IT and business topics. The curriculum follows the model curriculum of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and was developed to align with the criteria of the Commission on Accreditation for Health Information and Information Management (CAHIIM). It is designed to help you use information management and security to support efficient, accurate health care delivery and management. People who choose this specialization are often IT professionals pursuing health information management or consulting positions in hospitals, clinics, and health care systems.
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Western Governors University Online
Health Informatics - Bachelor of Science
This CAHIIM accredited Health Informatics BS Degree program combines concepts in healthcare, information technology, and leadership practice to provide students with the knowledge and skills to be a valuable designer, developer, and manager of health information systems. It is designed for healthcare and health information professionals seeking IT skills to move into health informatics as well as IT professionals seeking a career that combines healthcare, IT, and business. As part of the program, students can earn the two industry relevent certifications: CompTIA A+, CIW Database Design Specialist. The program proudly holds CAHIIM accreditation, which allows its graduates to become eligible for the AHIMA RHIA credentialing exam.
Tuition at WGU is charged at a flat rate every six months and covers all coursework attempted in that time. A full-time load for this degree program is at least 12 competency units (credit equivalents) per 6-month term. Whether you complete more or fewer units, you are charged the same flat rate.
You have a significant advantage if you have extensive experience in the field and the time to take on a substantial course load. If you can shorten the time it takes for you to complete your degree, you pay less. So, if you earn this BS Degree in 4 years, your tuition is only $23,120.
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Creighton University Online
IT Management / Healthcare Information Management - Master of Science
Technology touches every aspect of business, and graduates of the MS-ITM program are prepared to set the pace, bringing a values-centered perspective to the business world. The course of study provides a synergy between technology and management and is designed to meet the demands of the constantly evolving business-technology environment. Students will learn to be responsible leaders who will shape how information technology drives business success.
To control expenditures and continue providing quality health care, many medical facilities are turning to information technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The Health Information Management concentration of the online MS in Information Technology Management program combines business, IT and health care knowledge to create leaders who can manage the implementation of these IT solutions.
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University of Minnesota, Crookston Online
Certificate of Health Informatics
for Software Engineers and IT Professionals
The University of Minnesota, Crookston's Health Informatics for Software Engineers and IT Professionals certificate prepares students with an existing background in Information Technology, programming, and software engineering to apply their expertise to the domain of health informatics in order to build advanced Information Systems for health care and public health organizations.The program requires 22 credits for completion. Applicants must be enrolled in or completed BS degree or higher in a computer science, software engineering, or information technology profession.
Certificate of Health Informatics
Privacy and Security for Health Care Providers
The University of Minnesota, Crookston's certificate in Health Informatics Privacy and Security for Health Care Providers program, will prepare students to support the secure collection, management, retrieval, exchange, and/or analysis of information in electronic form in health care and public health organizations. The program requires 18 credit for completion. Applicants for this program must be enrolled in or completed a bachelor degree, or completed an associate degree in health, allied health, clinical lab science, or public health.
There are scholarships available up to $10,000 through the University Partnership for Health Informatics (UP-HI). UP-HI (University Partnership for Health Informatics) has been created to educate new health professionals who can assist in the transition from paper to digital records – in the form of patients' electronic health records, prescriptions, best treatments/therapies and more. UP-HI members include the University of
Minnesota Twin Cities, College of St. Scholastica and the University of Minnesota-Crookston. The consortium will educate Health Informatics professionals in six different specialties that take 6-24 months to complete with the aim of transformational improvement in the quality, safety, outcomes, and thus, the value of health services in the United States.
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| DeVry University Online U.S. & Canadian Applicants
CIS / Health Information Systems - Bachelor of Science
This degree in Computer Information Systems with a track in Health Information Systems prepares graduates to develop specialized healthcare applications that both improve patient care and make healthcare more efficient. By mastering current technologies and best practices, including picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPAA) and Health Level Seven (HL7), graduates will be prepared to integrate equipment output with HER and other applications, as well as to develop and support electronic health records applications in hospitals and medical offices nationwide.
DeVry University offers 7,500 scholarships up to $25 million each year to current and prospective students from the U.S. and Canada.
DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org. Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation. In New York, DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York. DeVry University operates as DeVry Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta. DeVry is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. AC0060. DeVry University is authorized for operation by the THEC. www.state.tn.us/thec. Nashville Campus - 3343 Perimeter Hill Dr., Nashville, TN 37211
Program availability varies by location.
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Western International University Online
Informatics IT - Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science in Informatics degree program provides a solid foundation for students who wish to pursue careers as information technology professionals, or for those who desire a more concrete understanding of the integral ways in which technology impacts the business environment globally. Graduates are well prepared for entry-level positions in specialized areas such as systems analysts, business applications programming, business database design, decision support systems, networking technologies, and are also well prepared to advance from those positions. The CBK component of the BSI program provides students with the knowledge of principles and practices required to achieve success in any of WIU's degree programs. The Technology Core enables students to understand and integrate the basic components in the technology environment, while building the logic skills necessary for system development. The major requirements introduce the most current and relevant topics affecting technology usage in business. Courses will include: Database Management, IT Security and Information Assurance, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management.
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New England College Online
Health Information Management - Master of Science
The New England College Master of Science in Health Information is targeted to professionals with varying levels of experience who are working in health informatics in healthcare institutions. Most of these professionals come from an IT or other technical background and desire developing management skills in addition to their technical proficiency. However, there are also a significant number of individuals with clinical background (nurses and pharmacists, among others) that have become increasingly involved in managing the health informatics area. Since one of the major challenges that healthcare organizations face is connected to the selection, adoption, and implementation of health informatics programs and processes that will "speak to each other," NEC's Health Information Management program will prepare students to address and resolve these issues widely found in the healthcare industry today.
New England College also offers:
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Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics Career Options and Salary Potential
Informatics nurses can look forward to a variety of career options in numerous settings. Nurses can have informatics careers as managers/executives, administrators, educators, and consultants. Nursing informatics career opportunities are available in hospitals and other healthcare providers, public health organizations, research labs, medical software companies, insurance agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and educational institutions.
Nursing Informatics Career Opportunities Include:
| Chief Information Officer |
Chief Clinical Information Officer |
| Director of Nursing Informatics |
Nursing Informatics Specialist |
| Nursing Informatics Analyst |
Informatics Nurse Educator |
| Clinical Decision Support Specialist |
Nursing / Health Informatics Consultant |
| Chief Nursing Information Officer |
Implementation Consultant |
Nursing informatics provides excellent salary potential. Below are average salary figures for the most common career titles. However, income for senior managers can go well into the six figures. A Senior Nursing Informatics Specialist job opening in a major city is currently offering $105,000 to $145,000 / year and a Director of Nursing Informatics job is currently offering $90,000 to $140,000 / year.
Nursing Informatics Career Options |
Average Salary* |
| Informatics Nurse |
$80,000 |
| Nursing Analyst |
$69,000 |
| Nursing Informatics Specialist |
$66,000 |
* Salary figures are provided by Indeed.com
Nursing Informatics Career Outlook
• The US Department of Labor estimates a 49% job growth in health information and health informatics
• Healthcare Informatics was named one of the top careers in U.S. News & World Report
• Approximately 70,000 health informatics specialists are needed , according to Don Detmer, the CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), the main professional body relating to health informatics in the U.S.
• Health informatics is the #1 emerging industry job opportunity on CareerBuilder.com
• Electronic medical records tops ECRI's Top 7 Health Plan IT Trends to Watch
Nursing Informatics Specialist Career & Preparation
Nursing Informatics Specialists participate in the analysis, design, and implementation of information and communication systems, effectiveness and informatics research, and the education of nursing informatics and information technology. Nursing Informatics is a combination of computer science, information science, and nursing science. The focus of nursing informatics practice is the organization, analysis, and dissemination of information, rather than the computer itself. While the opportunities are plentiful, nursing informatics is not an entry-level career. RNs who find work in this specialty typically have several years of experience and professional education in both information systems and nursing.
A Master's degree or certificate in Nursing Informatics, Health Informatics or related fields will improve salary and job potential. A Master's degree in Informatics is generally required for advanced nursing informatics positions. Informatics Nurses must have strong verbal and communication skills, analytical skills, as well as clinical knowledge and technical proficiency. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) offers the Informatics Nurse Board Certification Exam for the RN-BC credential. This credential improves a nurse's employment and salary potential.
Nursing Informatics Certification
Currently active and licensed RNs who qualify can sit for the Informatics Nursing Certification Exam, which is awarded by ANCC. In the 2007 HIMSS/McKesson Nursing Informatics survey, more respondents (23%) had this certification than any other type. >> Learn more about how to qualify for certification
>> Nursing Informatics Specialist Career Profile
>> Video Interview with a Nurse Informatics Specialist
>> Nursing Informatics Certification Exam Content Outline (pdf)
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