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Dr. Patrick Scollin 978-934-4508
patrick_scollin@uml.edu
The management of information in health care is growing in importance daily. Applications include: electronic medical records, physician order entry systems, pharmaceutical systems, and financial applications. The certificate is intended for individuals with a background in health and health care who wish to apply current computer technology to the management of health-care services in clinical, financial and record-keeping areas.
Required Courses:
32.607 Health Care Information Systems
32.531 Health Informatics
32.632 Health Information System Planning
32.633 Health Care Database Design
Completion of the certificate will qualify a student to sit for certain parts of the American Health Information Management Association's Certification Credential depending on background and the completion of other courses required by the AHIMA. Nurses can sit for the ANA Nursing Informatics Certification.