Healthcare Informatics Track

This track prepares individuals for the national certification exam. Successful candidates become a “Certified Associate of Health Information and Management Systems” (CAHIMS). This certification demonstrates professional knowledge of health IT and management systems. Healthcare professionals are information-dependent knowledge workers. As health care continues to evolve in an increasingly competitive information marketplace, professionals must be well prepared to make significant contributions by harnessing appropriate and timely information. Healthcare informatics (HCI) synthesizes concepts from computer science, cognitive science, information science, and disciplinary science. HCI continues to evolve as more and more health professionals’ access, use, and develop the information, computer, and cognitive sciences necessary to advance disciplinary science and improve patient outcomes. Regardless of their future roles in healthcare, it is clear that healthcare professionals need to understand the ethical application of computer, information, and cognitive sciences to advance all healthcare disciplinary sciences.