SIUE Online Healthcare Informatics Program Among Nation’s Top 5
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online master’s in healthcare informatics program has been ranked 3rd nationally by intelligent.com in its 2021 Best Master’s in Health Informatics Programs. The SIUE program also was designated “best online program.”
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.
“Consistent national rankings, and our 2020 accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education has led to an all-time high in program interest,” said Program Director Frank Lyerla, PhD, RN. “We are committed to providing an excellent program that leads to a fulfilling career by preparing our graduates with the knowledge and skills to meet industry needs.”
SIUE developed the program in a corporate partnership with BJC Health Care in 2010 to ensure its workforce would be well-trained to meet demands related to implementing electronic health records and securing patient data across the system. The healthcare informatics program has more recently partnered with the School of Nursing to offer a dual major master’s in healthcare nursing administration and with the School of Pharmacy to offer concurrent graduate degrees.
According to intelligent.com, demand for health service managers is expected to increase by 32% with 133,000 new jobs created by 2029. The average salary for medical and health service managers is more than two times the average worker’s $39,810 salary.
Intelligent.com’s methodology evaluated each program on the basis of flexibility, faculty, course strength, cost and reputation. A score is calculated for each program on a scale from 0-100. The top picks for the best master’s in health informatics program are affordable, respected and flexible.
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.
