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The 42 credit Master of Science in Health Information Technology offers health care-focused course work on American health care systems, management theory and organizational behavior, information systems, databases, system security, data analysis, clinical decision support, along with applied field experience and a capstone research project course to synthesize all coursework. The curriculum was developed from the model curriculum of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and was developed to also align with the criteria of the Commission on Accreditation for Health Information and Information Management (CAHIIM). It is designed to help the student use information technology to support efficient, accurate health care delivery and management. People who choose this specialization are often IT professionals pursuing health information management or healthcare professionals pursuing information technology specializations.
| Prerequisites |
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| MTH 133 |
Survey of Statistics |
3 |
| OPR 271* |
Information Technology and Applications
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3 |
| Required Courses (42 Credits) |
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| OPR 576 |
Data Communications |
3 |
| HIT 502 |
Introduction to U.S. Health Care Organization |
3 |
| MGT 561 |
Management Theory and Organizational Behavior |
3 |
| NUR 607 |
Informatics: Health Science Information, Data and Knowledge |
3 |
| OPR 501 |
Computer Applications |
3 |
| OPR 574 |
Information Systems Analysis |
3 |
| OPR 678 |
Best Practices, Operations, and Total Quality Management |
3 |
| NUR 606 |
Quantitative Analysis in Nursing Research |
3 |
| HED 602 |
Research and Technology in Health Education |
3 |
| HIT 601 |
Human Interactions, Integration and Interoperability |
3 |
| OPR 573 |
Management Information Systems |
3 |
| HIT 603 |
Decision Support and Decision Support Systems in HIT |
3 |
| HIT 650 |
Practicum in Health Care Information Technology |
3 |
| HIT 701 |
Capstone Health Information Technology |
3 |
*or equivalent courses approved by University College
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