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Health Care Informatics

Program Overview
Admissions Requirements
Courses
Tuition & Aid

Meet the increasing demands of this exciting field expected to grow 20 percent in the coming years by pursuing your certificate in health care informatics (HCI). Nashville, widely known as the health care industry’s capital, is the perfect place to start.

Translate your passions into enhancing and transforming health care delivery and outcomes. Become equipped to improve quality of care and reduce health care costs, making the industry more efficient and economical.

Develop expert skills for today’s essential technologies like electronic health records and emerging technologies like blockchain. Set yourself apart by learning from faculty who are nationally recognized for their eminence in research, innovation and leadership. Network and collaborate with your cohort throughout your course of study.

Once you’re certified, you’ll join 99 percent of your peers who completed this program and landed careers in leading-edge health information technology, working to enhance quality of care and health outcomes.

Program Foundations

It’s no secret that the workforce development needs in health information technology are significant-—especially in a city like Nashville. Our program was crafted to help you meet those needs. It’s important that you have broad, transferable knowledge of information technology, health science, and business analytics that are relevant within the context of organizational relationships, so those topics are a foundation of our curricular offerings. You’ll also dive deep to develop competencies in emerging technologies like blockchain as well as in the utilization of data, information, knowledge, technology and automation in healthcare innovation, development and delivery.

Concentrations

Capstone Projects

For the Master of Science degree, you’ll work with faculty mentors from multiple healthcare informatics specialties to develop the premise of a capstone longitudinal research project. Once the project is identified, you’ll be paired with a faculty mentor to guide you throughout the capstone project life cycle, culminating in submission of the final research paper and an accompanying oral presentation.

Admissions Requirements

Eligible students should hold a U.S. bachelor’s degree or equivalent with one prerequisite course in statistics. No GRE required.

Application Process

In addition to the online application, the following items must be submitted before the application folder is complete:

Application fee. A non-refundable $50 application fee must be submitted online with credit card or by check before the application is evaluated by the admissions committee.
Coursework or demonstrated competency in medical terminology, statistics and PC literacy (evidenced through work experience as it appears on the resume or coursework as it appears on the transcript).
Two letters of recommendation. To download and print the forms, click here. The references selected need to be individuals who are able to comment on your academic or professional abilities as well as your interpersonal skills.
Personal statement of goals and purpose for obtaining the degree. Consider including such information as:
- How the university can assist your personal and career goals
- Why you are seeking a degree in health care informatics
Resume
Official transcripts from each institution attended. Please allow up to 4 weeks for transcript delivery.

Transcripts and forms should be mailed to:

Graduate Studies in Health Care Informatics
Lipscomb University
One University Park Drive,
Nashville TN 37204-3951.

International Students

Graduate Outcomes

Courses

The Master of Science in Health Care Informatics program features 42 hours of coursework. Classes are scheduled for Friday evenings (4-8 p.m.) and Saturdays (8 a.m.-5 p.m.), allowing the highest quality educational experience without disrupting one’s professional career. To assist with financial aid planning, we typically offer four courses each spring, three courses each summer, and five courses each fall. This enables students to complete the full master's program in as little as 14 months.

All 2020 fall courses will be held online.

Health Care Informatics, M.S.

Required Courses (42 hours):

HCI 5003 - Decision Support Systems
HCI 5013 - Information Systems Management
HCI 5033 - Project Management
HCI 5103 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics
HCI 5123 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care Informatics
HCI 5133 - Health Care IT Vendor Management
HCI 5153 - Consumer Health Informatics
HCI 5203 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior
HCI 5213 - Operations in Health Care Organizations
HCI 5253 - Contemporary Issues in Health Care
HCI 5903 - Capstone Project
ISEC 5113 - Introduction to Information Security
MITM 5023 - Data and Knowledge Management
MITM 5213 - Predictive Analytics and Data Mining

Note:

MITM 5213 has prerequisites which include a course in Statistics and also MITM 5023 - Data and Knowledge Management (3).

Health Care Informatics, Certificate

Required Courses (15 hours):

HCI 5003 - Decision Support Systems
HCI 5013 - Information Systems Management
HCI 5033 - Project Management
HCI 5103 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics
HCI 5123 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care Informatics
HCI 5133 - Health Care IT Vendor Management
HCI 5153 - Consumer Health Informatics
HCI 5203 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior
HCI 5213 - Operations in Health Care Organizations
HCI 5253 - Contemporary Issues in Health Care
ISEC 5113 - Introduction to Information Security
MITM 5023 - Data and Knowledge Management
MITM 5213 - Predictive Analytics and Data Mining

Tuition & Aid

Tuition and fees for the MHCI program are as follows:

42-hour program / $1,030 per credit hour (all classes are three hours)*
Course materials and fees included in tuition
Tuition adjustments occur each May

*Note: The graduate tuition rates may increase annually, effective each summer semester.

Assistantships and Scholarships

Student Loans

As a graduate student, you are still able to file the FAFSA—and you should! By filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), you may be eligible for a number of student loans. We suggest completing the FAFSA and all documents related to your student loan applications at least six weeks prior to the start of the semester you are enrolled.

Federal Stafford Loan

A borrower must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment for at least six semester hours and must be working toward a degree or certificate. Loans must be actively accepted in myLipscomb in order to be applied as an expected payment to the student bill. Stafford Loans will not pay until the student has completed both Entrance Counseling and the Master Promissory Note at studentloans.gov. Loans will not be credited to accounts until 30 days after classes begin or when a student begins the sixth credit hour, whichever comes last.

Graduate PLUS Loan

The Graduate PLUS Loan is available to independent graduate students. Both loans require credit approval by the Department of Education, as well as a FAFSA submission. Apply at www.studentloans.gov.

Private Loans

In addition to the federal loans outlined here, you may consider private loans made by banks and other financial institutions. It is recommended that private loans only be considered in instances where funding is needed in addition to any federal loans, as interest rates may be higher. Eligibility for these loans requires a credit check and students are often required to have a cosigner to qualify.

Veteran Aid/Yellow Ribbon Program

Through an agreement with the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, Lipscomb University will guarantee some level of graduate tuition funding, applicable to all Lipscomb University graduate programs, for graduate students who qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Depending on program tuition rates, the graduate tuition funding may or may not cover the total tuition cost of the program.

The Yellow Ribbon Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post- 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows institutions of higher learning in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with VA to fund tuition expenses. View eligibility requirements.

Any questions concerning eligibility or benefits should be directed to the VA school-certifying official located in the lower level of Bennett Campus Center, Suite 140, or visit their website.

Contact Information

Graduate and Adult Admissions, Admin

Catherine Lillicrap
Asst. Dir. of Graduate Enrollment, Health Sciences

catherine.lillicrap@lipscomb.edu

#11

Nationally ranked among HCI programs

Networking

Both our deeply connected faculty and our experiential learning opportunities offer myriad ways for you to form relationships with leaders in the industry. These connections will serve and support you throughout your career.

Research Opportunities

We know that you want to be an innovator in the field. That’s why we offer unique research opportunities in our state-of-the-art facilities with our world-class faculty so that you can hone your expertise.

Flexible Schedule

Our courses are offered in an every other weekend format to offer the least disruption to a student’s working schedule. All courses are offered at the main campus of Lipscomb University.

>99%

Job placement rate

Our Faculty

Kevin Clauson

Professor

Kevin A. Clauson is an Associate Professor at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Clauson interacts with student pharmacists in courses including health informatics and independent research in...
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Donita Brown

Director of Health Care Programs

Donita Brown is a native Middle Tennessee, calling Robertson County home. The Lipscomb University professor teaches in the Master of Management Healthcare Administration Program and Masters of Health Administration, as well...
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Beth Breeden

Chair, Health Care Informatics

Dr. Beth Breeden is an Associate Professor, Chair of Graduate Studies in Health Care Informatics, and PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics Residency Program Director at the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and...
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Career Paths

Healthcare Administrative Officers, Directors, Managers

Medical and health services positions include the C-suite (CEO, VP, CIO, etc), officers, directors, and managers. This includes healthcare executives or healthcare administrators who plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They might manage an entire facility, a specific clinical area or department, or a medical practice for a group of physicians. Medical and health services managers must direct changes that conform to changes in healthcare laws, regulations, information security, and technology. Examples of professionals in these positions can also include physicians, pharmacists, nurses, lab/radiology, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners

Medical Records and Health Information Analysts

Medical records and health information analysts organize and manage health information technology elements within the healthcare delivery process. They ensure data quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for insurance reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories.

Training and Development Managers

Training and development managers oversee staff and plan, direct, and coordinate programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of an organization’s employees.