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    Healthcare Services & Informatics Administration (B.S.)

    The Bachelor of Science with a major in Healthcare Services and Informatics Administration builds on a solid foundation of two years of liberal arts and science as prerequisites followed by two years immersion in healthcare services and healthcare informatics courses. The program prepares graduates to assume positions in a variety of healthcare settings performing complex tasks related to healthcare informatics in support of clinical and administrative functions.

    Healthcare informatics professionals act as the bridge between highly technical information technology staff and healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses. There is a strong current need for healthcare informatics professionals with potential for prolonged future growth. Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to manage the relationships between people and healthcare information systems. Graduates of this program will work as members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams in order to facilitate provision of safe, effective, high-quality healthcare using the latest technology tools.

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      In order to qualify for admission to this program, students must:

      • Complete all UNG undergraduate admission requirements
      • Transfer students must have at least a 2.25 transferable/overall GPA and at least 30 hours of transferable coursework unless they meet freshmen admission requirements
      • An overall GPA of 2.0 is required for students with an associates degree
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    HSIA Majors Choose One of Three Concentrations

    Healthcare Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

    Healthcare Data Analytics

    Healthcare Information Systems Implementation and Administration

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    Where Can a Major in Healthcare Services & Informatics Administration Lead You?

    A Healthcare Services and Informatics Administration allows graduates a great deal of flexibility in their career path while also preparing them for many roles in the healthcare technology industry.

    Where Our Students Found Jobs

    • Department of Defense
    • Northeast Georgia Health Systems
    • Surgical Information Systems
    • Emory Healthcare
    • Ciox Health

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    Why HSIA

    • Resume-building experiences. You'll receive a contemporary, engaging learning experience from College of Health Sciences and Professions faculty who are dedicated to exceptional teaching and student success.

    • Engaged faculty. The college employs professionally - diverse specialists whose primary responsibility is teaching excellence. This faculty also brings a depth of industry experience to the classroom.  

    • The HSIA industry is multi-faceted. The Healthcare Services and Informatics Administration program is a highly versatile degree that addresses the combined clinical, technical, and business needs of health-related professionals. Students gain knowledge of how technology, people, health, and the healthcare system interrelate. In addition, they develop the ability to use technology and information management to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.

    • Flexible Online Classes and Senior Capstone. The Healthcare Services and Informatics Administration program is offered entirely online. The online learning platform makes it easy to work anywhere at any time. In their senior year, students will step anyway from the computer in order to apply the skills from a variety of courses in data management, analytics, and leadership to complete a Capstone project/Applied Learning Experience in previously chosen concentration area. 
    • Be job search ready. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the field of health informatics is estimated to grow at a rate as high as 21%, which is 7% higher than the average rate of job growth. This will provide for approximately 50,000 new jobs just in the next few years alone. And it’s not just the number of jobs that is growing, but also the diversity of the positions and specialties available.
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