Healthcare Informatics Concentration

Available for all graduate business programs

Upon successful completion of the Healthcare Informatics concentration, students will be able to:

• Make the transition to a technologically advanced healthcare system smoother, more efficient, and safer for nurses and patients.
• Design information systems that optimize practitioner decision-making.
• Develop and troubleshoot tools for consumer healthcare, such as health-related websites, homecare management systems, remote monitoring, wearable monitoring devices, and telenursing.
• Promote health literacy through the design and development of tools and devices that bring health information to diverse populations.
• Engage in local and national policy debates over the need for more advanced health information technology.