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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online master’s in healthcare informatics has been ranked sixth in the nation by affordablecolleges.com.  

Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology by combining their expertise in data management, patient care and information technology systems. The master’s in healthcare informatics emphasizes the application of state-of-the-art computing technologies to healthcare.

“The combination of our faculty and the SIUE administration, along with information technology personnel and community healthcare partners, has led to the successful implementation of our fully online Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics program,” said Frank Lyerla, PhD, RN, director of SIUE’s master’s of healthcare informatics program. “This collaborative approach produces marketable graduates ready to meet industry demand.”

The ranking criteria included academic quality, loan default rates, graduation rates and financial aid data. For a complete list of the rankings, visit affordablecolleges.com.

“SIUE developed this program in a corporate partnership with BJC Health Care in 2010 to ensure their workforce would be well-trained to meet demands related to implementing electronic health records and securing patient data across the system,” said Mary Ettling, interim director of the Office of Educational Outreach. “Meanwhile, the program has evolved in format to better accommodate the demands of working adults, allowing students to complete coursework online, and to apply newly learned skills in or to advance to new positions.” 

For more information, visit siue.edu/healthcare-informatics or contact Lyerla at flyerla@siue.edu.

Photo: Frank Lyerla, director of SIUE’s master’s of healthcare informatics program.