Master of Health Informatics & Health Information Management
University of Washington

Program Details

If you want to advance health IT systems, look no further than the University of Washington’s Master of Health Informatics & Health Information Management. Graduates can steer healthcare organizations into the future with the skills and knowledge gained in this online health informatics master’s degree.

The curriculum leads to deep domain expertise. Students work with current and emerging technologies. Graduates can implement enterprise data resources to help providers make informed healthcare decisions.

The leadership-focused curriculum ends with a Capstone project. Topics cover a range of technical and management topics, including:

  • Strategic management of healthcare organizations
  • Organizational behavior and human resource management
  • Healthcare business intelligence
  • Law, policy, and ethics in health information

Students find the competency-based curriculum rigorous. Structured around five key pillars, the program emphasizes health information systems, information governance, data analytics, health systems leadership, and patient and organizational information privacy and security.

 

Learning Pace

Institution-Paced

Learning Schedule

Synchronous

% Online

100% Online

Program Accreditation & Licensing

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)

School Accreditation & Licensing

University of Washington is accredited by:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Recommended GPA

3.0 or above (4.0 scale)

Admission Tests

Proof of English Language Proficiency (International Students)

Application Requirements

Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV, Statement of Purpose/Intent