MS Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare informatics brings together computer technology and clinical expertise to effectively organize, analyze, manage and use clinical knowledge and data for problem solving and decision making. As hospitals and healthcare organizations convert to electronic medical records, the need for healthcare informatics has increased significantly.

Healthcare informatics enables healthcare providers to use computerized systems to:

• Develop standards and clinical guidelines
• Guide their diagnoses and treatment recommendations
• Facilitate communication and manage the flow of information
• Evaluate quality of care

Healthcare Informatics at SIUE

This premier graduate program combines the specific information technology needs of healthcare professionals with the professional expertise of SIUE faculty and is designed for clinical employees who have technology-based responsibilities or who are interested in moving their careers in that direction. Healthcare informatics at SIUE will provide you with skills and perspective in planning, designing, implementing and using information technologies.

Our mission is to prepare students to be innovative leaders in health informatics with the ability to use technology and manage information to achieve industry objectives and improve outcomes.