MSc Health Informatics

About Health Informatics

Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care. It deals wi th the re- sources, ?devices, ?and ?methods ?required ?in ?optimizing ?the ?acquisition, ?storage, ?retrieval, ?and ?use ?of ?information ?in ?health ?an d biomedicine.

Health informatics professionals design and develop information systems that meet the needs and requirements of management, users, and stakeholders. They oversee the development of high tech systems that allow for real-time communication, diagnosis, and consultation using video, audio, and web-based technologies. They develop the systems that adhere to policies and procedures for handling information to ensure patient privacy and overall security requirements. They seamlessly integrate the requirements of the many areas in an enterprise into one user-friendly system.

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Job Profile: Health Informatics Professionals play following key role in healthcare as well as IT Industry

IT Health Advisor / Healthcare Executive IT / Healthcare Manager IT / Technical Consultant / IT Medical service Executive / Clinical Information Manager / System Developer / System Analyst / Health Information Technologist ?/ Healthcare IT Consultant / Clinical Informatics Analyst / Health Informatics Director / Chief Medical Information Officer / Healthcare IT project Manager

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Program Objectives:

The ?course ?objective ?intends to ?impart knowledge ?and ?practical ?skills ?to ?understand ?the ?various ?aspects ?in ?the ?application? of healthcare informatics to provide quality healthcare, specifically by; Providing scientific education that compliments the theoretical foundation; Enhancing specialized knowledge of health informatics; Equipping students with practical skills and analytical approaches to identify and deliver healthcare IT needs.

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Program Highlights:

The M.Sc. Health Informatics Program is offered jointly by?沙巴体育 College of Health Professions (MCHP) and 沙巴体育 School of Information?Sciences (MSIS), 沙巴体育 with specialisation in
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This is a unique post graduate program designed based on health care industry and IT industry requirements.? This ?program? enables students? to ?become? an efficient ?and ?constructive ?Health? Informatics ?Specialist? with? help ?of? the knowledge & skills they acquired from intensive training & specialized curriculum. The course structure is designed in a systematic way that on completion, students acquire multi-task skills & have multiple options to choose their career from potential employers.

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Broad Areas of Curriculum:

· ????? Health Informatics

· ????? Healthcare Management

·?????? Medical Language

·?????? Data Analytics

·?????? Internet Engineering

·?????? Health Economics

·?????? Entrepreneurship and Project Planning

·?????? IT for rural healthcare

· ????? Net Technologies

· ? ? ? Software Engineering

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Talk to us @

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Department of Health Information Management
沙巴体育 College of Health Professions
沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education, 沙巴体育 – 576 104
Karnataka, INDIA

Phone: +91-820-2922245 (O) Fax: +91-820-2571915

Email: ?him.mcoahs@manipal.edu , Website: www.manipal.edu

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2 years (4 semesters)

Program Educational Objectives, Program Outcome, and Course Outline- Master of Science in Health Informatics